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Russia and the West from Alexander to Putin

Tsygankov, Andrei P.

2012

Overview

Since Russia has re-emerged as a global power, its foreign policies have come under close scrutiny. In Russia and the West from Alexander to Putin, Andrei P. Tsygankov identifies honor as the key concept by which Russia's international relations are determined. He argues that Russia's interests in acquiring power, security and welfare are filtered through this cultural belief and that different conceptions of honor provide an organizing framework that produces policies of cooperation, defensiveness and assertiveness in relation to the West. Using ten case studies spanning a period from the early nineteenth century to the present day - including the Holy Alliance, the Triple Entente and the Russia-Georgia war - Tsygankov's theory suggests that when it perceives its sense of honor to be recognized, Russia cooperates with the Western nations; without such a recognition it pursues independent policies either defensively or assertively.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: 19th century / 21st century / Foreign policy / Foreign relations / History / Honor / Honor -- Political aspects -- Russia (Federation) -- History / Honor -- Political aspects -- Russia -- History / Honour and shame / National identity / National security / Political aspects / Political culture / Political power / Russia / Russia (Federation) / Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations -- Western countries / Russia -- Foreign relations -- Western countries / Russian Federation / U.S.S.R / Western countries
• ISBN: 1107025524, 9781107025523, 9781107668034, 1107668034