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Kazakhstan and Russia: the case of "multi-vector" policy in a multi-polar world -- Theoretical Frameworks -- Russian Orientalism and its European pedigree -- From transethnic Eurasianism to "national-Bolshevism": the early Soviet leaders' views of Soviet minorities -- The birth of Kazakh identity and its historical mythos: history of Kazakhstan as a case study -- The collapse of the USSR and the immediate aftermath -- Decline of Eurasianism -- Kazakhstan's relationship regional powers and the West -- Friendship, indifference, or hostility: Kazakhstan and the plans for Eurasian Union -- Russia's imperial venture and implications for Kazakhstan -- The birth of the Eurasian Union and the immediate aftermath -- Eurasian Union and the 550th anniversary of Kazakhstan statehood: conflicting narratives

"The political uncertainty following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the rejection of the revolutionary model has brought Russian political thought full circle as democratic forces contend with authoritarian nationalism. This volume is essential to understanding the antidemocratic tradition in Russia and the persistent danger of totalitarianism."--Provided by publisher.

This book covers the origins of Eurasianism, dwells on Eurasianism's major philosophical paradigms, and places Eurasianism in the context of the development of Polish and Turkish thought. The final part deals with the modern modification of Eurasianism. The book should be of great interest to those who are interested in Russian/European and Asian history area studies.

Placing Euranism in a broad context, this title covers the origins of Eurasianism, dwells on Eurasianism's major philosophical paradigms, and places Eurasianism in the context of the development of Polish and Turkish thought. It is useful to those who are interested in Russian/European and Asian history area studies.

For a long time Moscow regarded gas line as the source of increasing revenue and the way to project its global influence. Moscow also believed that gas would be always cheaper than LNG and market for gas is bottomless. Nord Stream 2 and Turkish Stream have played a crucial role in the setup of the system. However, we see that some problems have emerged recently. There is a clear decline in the prices and interests in Russian gas. It is due to the economic crisis as well as cheap LNG and alternative gas lines. For this very reason, small states like Bulgaria became more assertive towards Russia and compel Moscow to make considerable concessions.

Afanisy Nikitin (? - 1472) as a Russian merchant from Tver, a city not far from Moscow. Nikitin visited India in 1446-1472 and described his travels in a short travelogue known as The Journey Beyond Three Seas The story was first discovered in a monastary by Nikolai Karamzin, one of the leading historians of 10th century Russia; and since that time. Journey has fascinated both Russian and Western historians as well as political-thinkers who envisage Russia's special role in Asia. In fact, a bibliography of Journey exists in the Western and RUssian languages. What is the significance of The Journey Beyond Three Seas?