Chasing Greatness : On Russia's Discursive Interaction with the West over the Past Millennium

Chasing Greatness On Russia's Discursive Interaction with the West over the Past Millennium

This book explores Russia's historical and contemporary claims to great power status, analyzing the discourse and rhetoric behind these claims. It examines Russia's interactions with the West, its self-perception as a 'velikaya derzhava' (great power), and its impact on internati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reshetnikov, Anatoly (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press 2024.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Configurations: Critical Studies of World Politics Series
Subjects:
Russia (Federation)
International relations.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798995006719
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Translation and Transliteration Note
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: Great Power vs. Velikaya Derzhava
  • Chapter 2. Absolute Greatness: Origins and Early Evolution
  • Chapter 3. Theatrical Greatness: From Majesty to Glory
  • Chapter 4. Troubled Encounter: Back to Absolute?
  • Chapter 5. Failed Synthesis: Modernization through Self-Revelation
  • Chapter 6. A World Apart: The Rise and Fall of International Socialist Greatness
  • Chapter 7. Conclusion: Uses, Legacies, and Traps of Greatness in Post-Soviet Russia
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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