Near abroad : Putin, the West, and the contest over Ukraine and the Caucasus /

Vladimir Putin's intervention into the Georgia/South Ossetia conflict in summer 2008 was quickly recognized by Western critics as an attempt by Russia to increase its presence and power in the "near abroad," or the independent states of the former Soviet Union that Russia still regard...

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Main Author: Toal, Gerard (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2017]
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