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Failed State: A Guide to Russia's Rupture

By Janusz Bugajski

Book information

Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers
Year
2022
ISBN
9781735275260
DOI
10.1515/9781735275260
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3824624 bytes)
Pages
450\466
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-11-01 08:31:44

Description

Attempts to transform the Russian Federation into a nation state, a civic state, or a stable imperial state have failed, argues Janusz Bugajski. Paradoxically, though Vladimir Putin assumed power to prevent Russia’s disintegration, he may be remembered best for precipitating the country’s demise. Bugajski considers the factors contributing to a possible Russian state collapse, among them lack of economic growth, stark socioeconomic inequalities, distrust of government institutions, regional and ethnic revivals, and most recently, the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Considering the significance of such a rupture regionally and beyond, he suggests strategies for the US and other Western powers to employ in managing the impact of a Russia in decline.

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