Politics and the Russian Army: Civil-Military Relations, 1689-2000
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. Hardbound. Green cloth with gold lettering; 355 pp. with no illustrations. VG. Item #112869
ISBN: 0521816742
This comprehensive overview of the political role of the Russian military (from Peter the Great's time in 1689 to the present) reveals why Russia has not experienced a successful military coup in over two centuries. Including materials from archives and interviews, the book covers the Imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet periods through detailed analysis of some of the most important events in Russian political history. This is the only book on Russian military politics that covers the Imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet periods; a rare combination of social science theory and detailed historical analysis; extensive use of newly available archival materials and interviews; develops new approach to the study of military coups by studying non-coups and military arbitration of civilian power disputes.
Price: $29.97