The Foreign Policy of Russia: Changing Systems, Enduring Interests

by Robert H. Donaldson and Joseph L. Nogee

Book Overview

The seventh edition of this classic text traces the lineage and development of Russian foreign policy with the insight that comes from a historical perspective and a contemporary interpretation. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765615681
• ISBN13: 9780765615688
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Good and comprehensive

Donaldson and Nogee are quite successful in presenting Russia's foreign policy in a very didactic way and at an easy pace. Their historical analysis contrasts with a now-and-then illustration of key events and mostly unheard (generally speaking) but equally interesting trends and paths taken by Moscow concerning its international affairs. The reader must be aware that the book is more than slightly pro-American; this is not a problem at all, since it is an American work and the authors do not try to hide their orientation towards that. It is a very nice work with good journalistic sources. The exposure of Russian political behavior from its inception until its present stage is rather catching. Thumbs down to the maps, though, which are extremely unclear and difficult to read.