Putin’s War on Ukraine - Russia’s Campaign for Global Counter-Revolution (Hardcover)

Eight years after annexing Crimea, Russia embarked on a full-scale invasion of neighbouring Ukraine in February 2022. For Vladimir Putin, this was a legacy-defining mission—to restore Russia’s sphere of influence and undo Ukraine’s surprisingly resilient democratic experiment. Yet Putin’s aspirations were swiftly eviscerated, as the conflict degenerated into a bloody war of attrition and the Russian economy faced crippling sanctions. How can we make sense of his decision to invade? This book argues that Putin’s policy of global counter-revolution is driven not by systemic factors, such as preventing NATO expansion, but domestic ones: the desire to unite Russians around common principles and consolidate his personal brand of authoritarianism. This objective has inspired military interventions in Crimea, Donbas and Syria, and now all-out war against Kyiv. Samuel Ramani explores why Putin opted for regime change in Ukraine, rather than a smaller-scale intervention in Donbas, and considers the impact on his own regime’s legitimacy. How has Russia’s long-term political and foreign policy trajectory shifted? And how will the international response reshape the world order?

General

Imprint:	C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2023
Authors:	Samuel Ramani
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 45mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-1-78738-851-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > History > General
LSN:	1-78738-851-4
Barcode:	9781787388512

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