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The Foreign Policy of Russia: Changing Systems, Enduring Interests

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Donaldson and Nogee are quite successful in presenting Russia's foreign policy in a very didactic way and at an easy pace. Their historical analysis contrasts with a now-and-then illustration of key events and mostly unheard (generally speaking) but equally interesting trends and paths taken by Moscow concerning its international affairs. The reader must be aware that the book is more than slightly pro-American; this is not a problem at all, since it is an American work and the authors do not try to hide their orientation towards that. It is a very nice work with good journalistic sources. The exposure of Russian political behavior from its inception until its present stage is rather catching. Thumbs down to the maps, though, which are extremely unclear and difficult to read.

This book gives an excellent review of the Russian foreign policy. However, it gave the foreign policy of the Soviet Union and Russia in extreme detail. If the book discussion of Russian foreign policy had been followed by its repercussions for the future it would be much better.

It's undoubtedly the best book on Russia's politics (not only foreign) that has been published in the recent years. But those "maps"....