Central Asian, Russian & East European Studies

By Ewa Ochman

This book explores the reinterpretations of Poland’s past which have been undertaken by Polish national and local elites since the fall of communism. It focuses on remembrance practices and traces the de-commemorating of communism to examine the ways in which collective remembering and forgetting…

Paperback – 2015-09-04
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BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies

By Marianna Poberezhskaya

The attitude of Russia towards climate change is extremely important for the success of climate change control policies worldwide, as Russia, with its cold climate and vast resources of carbon fuels, is one of the world’s biggest polluters. Moreover, Russia frequently comes across as not being very…

Hardback – 2015-07-06
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BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies

By Balazs Szent-Ivanyi, Simon Lightfoot

This book examines the international development policies of five East Central European new EU member states, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. These countries turned from being aid recipients to donors after the turn of the millennium in the run-up to EU accession in 2004…

Hardback – 2015-05-05
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BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies

By Robert Horvath

This book examines the 'preventive counter-revolution,' a programme of reforms and repression that transformed the face of Russian politics during Vladimir Putin's second term as president. Kremlin propagandists hailed this programme as a defence of national sovereignty against Western attempts to…

Paperback – 2015-04-27
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BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies

By Marcin Kaczmarski

The book explores developments in Russia-China relations in the aftermath of the global economic crisis, arguing that the crisis transformed their bilateral affairs, regional liaisons and, crucially, altered the roles both states play on the international arena. Discussing how Russo-Chinese…

Hardback – 2015-03-19
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BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies

Edited by Helena Goscilo, Vlad Strukov

This is the first book to explore the phenomenon of glamour and celebrity in contemporary Russian culture, ranging across media forms, disciplinary boundaries and modes of inquiry, with particular emphasis on the media personality. The book demonstrates how the process of ‘celebrification’ in…

Paperback – 2012-04-16
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BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies

By Choi Chatterjee, Lisa A. Kirschenbaum, Deborah A. Field

Covering the sweep of Russian history from empire to Soviet Union to post-Soviet state, Russia's Long Twentieth Century is a comprehensive yet accessible textbook that situates modern Russia in the context of world history and encourages students to analyse the ways in which citizens learnt to live…

Paperback – 2016-05-17
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Edited by Gerhard Jaritz, Katalin Szende

Medieval East Central Europe in a Comparative Perspective draws together the new perspectives concerning the relevance of East Central Europe for current historiography by placing the region in various comparative contexts. The chapters compare conditions within East Central Europe, as well as…

Paperback – 2016-05-10
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Edited by Gareth Dale, Katalin Miklossy, Dieter Segert

Following the end of the Cold War and European Union enlargement, in what sense does Eastern Europe continue to exist as a meaningful geo-political concept? In addressing this question, contributors to this volume—Alex Cistelecan, Robert Bideleux, Katalin Miklóssy and Dieter Segert—tease out the…

Hardback – 2016-05-10
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