LEADER 05465cam a2200697Mu 4500001 276422 005 20240621234257.0 006 m o d 007 cr un||||||||| 008 171130t20162016aca o 001 u eng d 019 1076733053 020 9781760460600 |q(paperback) 020 1760460605 020 9781760460617 |q(ebook) 020 1760460613 |q(ebook) 024 7 10.22459/DN.10.2016 |2doi 035 (OCoLC)on1030819367 035 276422 049 LHMA 040 OAPEN |beng |epn |erda |cOAPEN |dLVT |dOCLCQ |dUWK |dOCLCO |dOCLCF |dOCL |dLHM 050 4 DK67.5.E852 099 COMPUTER FILE 100 1 Besemeres, John, |eauthor. 240 10 Essays. |kSelections 245 12 A difficult neighbourhood : |bessays on Russia and East-Central Europe since World War II / |cJohn Besemeres. 264 1 Acton, ACT, Australia : |bAustralia National University Press (ANU Press), |c[2016] 264 4 |c©2016 300 1 online resource (xii, 525 pages) : |bmaps 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 computer |bc |2rdamedia 338 online resource |bcr |2rdacarrier 347 text file |2rdaft 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 "Through a series of essays on key events in recent years in Russia, the western ex-republics of the USSR and the countries of the one-time Warsaw Pact, John Besemeres seeks to illuminate the domestic politics of the most important states, as well as Moscow's relations with all of them. At the outset, he takes some backward glances at the violent suppression of national life in the 'bloodlands' of Europe during World War II by the Stalinist and Nazi regimes, which helps to explain much about the region's dynamics since. His concern throughout is that a large area of Europe with a combined population well in excess of Russia's could again be consigned by the West to Moscow's care, not this time by more and less malign forms of collusion, but by distracted negligence or incomprehension. 'This is a wonderful collection of essays from a leading Eastern Europe specialist. John Besemeres brings a lifetime of experience, profound insights, and an incisive style to subjects ranging from wartime and post-war Poland through contemporary Ukraine to Putin's Russia. At a time when doublespeak has become the new normal, his refreshing honesty has never been in greater need.' -- Bobo Lo." 505 0 Part 1. Twentieth-century Poland : war and Cold War -- Seven days that shook the world -- A difficult neighbourhood -- Jan Karski's valiant failures -- The worst of both worlds : Captain Witold Pilecki between Hitler and Stalin -- Speaking truth to power and prejudice -- Part 2. Poland and Russia since the fall of communism: drawing apart -- Poland/Russia : peace or ceasefire? -- Heading west, heading east : impressions from Warsaw and Moscow -- Poland at the polls : a win for pragmatism -- Poland's EU presidency : drawing the short straw. 505 8 Part 3. Turning points in Ukraine and Belarus -- Ukraine: a sharp turn eastwards? -- In Belarus, the leopard flaunts his spots -- Part 4. Russia and the former Soviet republics : Putinisation at home and abroad -- Russia and its western neighbours : a watershed moment -- Russia's elections: leaving little to chance -- Putin's Ceauşescu moment -- Setbacks at home, successes abroad : the mixed fortunes of Vladimir Putin -- Putin's phoney war -- Re-enter Putin, weakened and resentful -- The real Mr Putin stands up -- Towards a greater Putistan? Part 1 -- Towards a greater Putistan? Part 2; Will Putin survive until 2018? -- Putin's re-Sovietisation project and the Ukrainian jewel -- Vladimir Putin : geopolitical wrecking ball -- Putin's annus mirabilis. 505 8 Part 5. Putin reverts to cold war : changing the shape of Eurasia -- Putin's last territorial demand -- Ukraine : time to cut a deal? -- Russian disinformation and Western misconceptions -- Putin's parallel universe -- Putin's Westpolitik : back to the USSR -- Peace in our time -- Ukraine conflict exposes Western weakness on Russia -- Bling and propaganda in an ethics-free zone -- Making nice and making enemies -- Ukraine, out of sight. 505 8 Map 1: Russia and its western neighbours -- Map 2: Ethno-linguistic map of Ukraine. -- Map 3: The South Caucasian states: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 651 0 Russia |xRelations |zEurope, Eastern. 651 0 Europe, Eastern |xRelations |zRussia. 651 0 Russia |xHistory. 651 0 Europe, Eastern |xHistory. 650 7 Eastern Europe. |2bicssc 650 7 Europe. |2bicssc 650 7 Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe) |2bicssc 650 7 International relations. |2bicssc 650 7 Politics and government. |2bicssc 650 7 Russia. |2bicssc 650 7 Society and social sciences Society and social sciences. |2bicssc 650 7 International relations. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00977053 651 7 Eastern Europe. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01245079 651 7 Russia (Federation) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01262050 653 Eastern Europe 653 History 653 International Relations 653 Politics 653 Russia 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 856 40 |3OAPEN |uhttp://www.oapen.org/download?type=document&docid=621492 852 |ber