{"product_id":"russia-the-soviet-union-and-lauri-mzolksoo-9780198955931","title":"Russia, the Soviet Union, and Imperial Continuity in International Law","description":"\u003cem\u003eRussia, the Soviet Union, and Imperial Continuity in International Law\u003c\/em\u003e explores the history of imperial ideas and practices in Russian and Soviet engagements with international law. This volume traces the role of international legal doctrines and arguments in facilitating the expansion of the Russian Empire, their transition into Soviet Russia post-1917, and their use after the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eParticular attention is paid to Russian and Soviet international legal doctrines concerning the termination of treaties (\u003cem\u003eclausula rebus sic stantibus\u003c\/em\u003e), identity and continuity of Russia in the context of state succession, hegemonic doctrines such as the great power status of Russia (or the Soviet Union), and various interpretations of balance of power and spheres of influence, including the doctrine of socialist international law. In building its narrative, the book draws extensively on previously under-studied international law periodicals published in Russia and the Soviet Union, including the \u003cem\u003eSoviet Yearbook of International Law, Soviet State and Law and Moscow Journal of International Law. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lauri Mälksoo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198955936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198955931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Lauri Mälksoo","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47637462089983,"sku":"9780198955931","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5bdfcd06-8ebb-4527-916f-d7737360e3b0.jpg?v=1765116391","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/russia-the-soviet-union-and-lauri-mzolksoo-9780198955931","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}