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Politics and the Russian Army: Civil-Military Relations, 1689-2000

Categorie	Geschiedenis Rusland
Boeknummer	#326800-XD14
Titel	Politics and the Russian Army: Civil-Military Relations, 1689-2000
Auteur	Taylor, Brian D.
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Cambridge University Press
Jaar van uitgave	2002
ISBN10	0521016940
ISBN13	9780521016940
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, 8vo.
Samenvatting	Military coups have plagued many countries around the world, but Russia, despite its tumultuous history, has not experienced a successful military coup in over two centuries. In a series of detailed case studies, Brian Taylor explains the political role of the Russian military. Drawing on a wealth of new material, including archives and interviews, Taylor discusses every case of actual or potential military intervention in Russian politics from Peter the Great to Vladimir Putin. Taylor analyzes in particular detail the army's behavior during the political revolutions that marked the beginning and end of the twentieth century, two periods when the military was, uncharacteristically, heavily involved in domestic politics. He argues that a common thread unites the late-Imperial, Soviet, and... (Lees verder) post-Soviet Russian army: an organizational culture that believes that intervention against the country's political leadership - whether tsar, general secretary, or president - is fundamentally illegitimate.
Pagina's	355
Conditie	Redelijk — Large black permanent marker line on top cut.
Prijs	€ 8,00

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