Plus de 90 cartes et infographies inédites présentent l'histoire de la Russie, mettant l'accent sur les différentes régions d'un territoire immense et sur les modalités de son contrôle par l'Etat. La Russie impériale, puissance en expansion depuis le XVe siècle, est fragilisée p…
"This book examines the nature of states of emergency and emergency powers and respective provisions in the Russian constitution and contemporary legislation. The author discusses the use of emergency powers in earlier Russian and Soviet history, and appraises the legal thought …
By looking at the history that produced Karakozov and, in turn, the history that Karakozov produced, Verhoeven shows terrorism as a phenomenon inextricably linked to the foundations of the modern world: capitalism, ideology, technology, enlightened law and scientific reason, and…
"Russia under Vladimir Putin has proved a prickly partner for the West, a far cry from the democratic ally many hoped for following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Abroad, Putin has used Russia's energy resources as a foreign policy weapon, while at home he has cracked down on…
4e de couv.: The prevalence of anti-Semitism in Russia is well known, but the issue of race within the Jewish community has rarely been discussed explicitly. Combining ethnography with archival research, Jewish Russians: Upheavals in a Moscow Synagogue documents the changing fac…
La couverture indique : "In a series of revolts starting in 1820, four military officers rode forth on horseback from obscure European towns to bring political freedom and a constitution to Spain, Naples, and Russia; and national independence to the Greeks. The men who launched …
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 here? Richard Sakwa here unpicks the context o…
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 here? Richard Sakwa here unpicks the context o…