{"product_id":"russia-before-the-full-scale-war-leonid-luks-9783838219356","title":"Russia Before the Full-Scale War Vol. I: Elites, Institutions, and Society, 1991-2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor Europe, the 24th of February 2022 marked a historic turning point. Until then, many decision-makers and commentators did not understand that developments in post-communist Russia can lead to the biggest war in Europe since 1945. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese two collected volumes illustrate some of the factors preparing this tragic escalation. They assemble select papers published mainly in the Germany-based Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society and Forum für osteuropäische Ideen- und Zeitgeschichte (Forum for the Contemporary History and Ideas of Eastern Europe). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis first volume reflects upon some critical characteristics of the late Soviet and post-Soviet elites, institutions, and society of Russia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume's contributors are Håvard B kken (Oslo), Olenka Dmytryk (Kyiv), Rolf Fredheim (Riga), Konstantin Kaminskij (Berlin), Leonid Luks (Eichstätt), Chris Monday (Seoul), Alexander J. Motyl (New Brunswick), Felix Riefer (Bonn), Natalia Samover (Moscow), Simon Schlegel (Kyiv), and Maria Snegovaya (Washington, DC).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leonid Luks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 383821935X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783838219356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ibidem Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Leonid Luks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962732499199,"sku":"9783838219356","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e54dfafe-de5e-4974-84fa-0d5a5c64b6e1.jpg?v=1750652362","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/russia-before-the-full-scale-war-leonid-luks-9783838219356","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}