Russia and the idea of Europe: a study in identity and international relations

"The end of the Soviet system and the transition to the market in Russia, coupled with the inexorable rise of nationalism, brought to the fore the centuries-old debate about Russia's relationship with Europe. In this revised and updated second edition of Russia and the Idea of Europe, Iver Neumann discusses whether the tensions between self-referencing romantic nationalist views and Europe-orientated liberal views can ever be resolved. Drawing on a wide range of Russian sources, this volume retains the broad historical focus of the previous edition and picks up from where the first edition left off in the early 1990's and brings the discussion fully up to date. Discussing theoretical and political developments it relates the existing story of Russian identity formation to new foreign policy analysis and the developments in the study of nationalism. The book also offers an additional focus on post-Cold War developments. In particular it examines the year 2000, when Putin substituted Yeltsin as president, and 2014, when Russian foreign policy turned from cooperation to confrontation. Bringing to life the various debates surrounding this complicated relationship in an accessible and clear manner, this book continues to be a unique and vital resource for both students and scholars of international relations"--Provided by publisher.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface to The Second Edition -- Epigraph -- 1. Approach and pre-history -- Notes -- 2. The Napoleonic Wars and the Decembrist uprising -- Notes -- 3. Official nationality, 'Slavophiles', 'westernisers' -- Notes -- 4. From the springtime of nations to the assassination of Tsar Alexander II -- Notes -- 5. From the assassination of Tsar Alexander II to the First World War -- Notes -- 6. From the First World War to de-Stalinisation -- From the November coup to the Russo-Polish War