Vladimir Putin has emerged as one of the key leaders of the twenty-first century. However, he is also recognized as one of the most divisive. Abroad, his assertion of Russia's interests and critique of the western-dominated international...

Russia Against the Rest von Sakwa, Richard

Russian Politics and Society von Sakwa, Richard

The 9th iteration of this go-to textbook on contemporary Russian politics offers comprehensive and critical discussion of the country's most recent developments, providing substantive coverage of the key areas in domestic and foreign...

The unfolding crisis in Ukraine has brought the world to the brink of a new Cold War. As Russia and Ukraine tussle for Crimea and the eastern regions, relations between Putin and the West have reached an all-time low. How did we get...

The unfolding crisis in Ukraine has brought the world to the brink of a new Cold War. As Russia and Ukraine tussle for Crimea and the eastern regions, relations between Putin and the West have reached an all-time low. How did we get...

Russia is back as a major force in global politics, but what does this mean? Is Russia the dangerous revisionist foe that meddles in Western elections and tries to subvert the liberal international order? Or is it a country precariously...

The end of the Cold War was an opportunity—our inability to seize it has led to today’s renewed era of great power competition “An eloquent and persuasive argument about how the world squandered the promise of the end of the Cold...

Fully revised and updated, the new edition of this extremely well-received political biography of Vladimir Putin builds on strengths of the first edition to the provide the most detailed and nuanced account of the man, his politics and...