Military Reform and Militarism in Russia
Aleksandr Golts, translated by Maia Kipp | | ISBN: 978-1-99866602-0 $24.95 |
| ISBN: 978-1-7352752-7-7 $24.95 |
2018/371 pages Distributed for The Jamestown Foundation |
DESCRIPTION
Aleksandr Golts traces the evolution of the Russian military, from the collapse of the Soviet Union to the incursions in eastern Ukraine in 2014–2017. Golts also sheds light on the reemergence of militarism in the Putin era, exploring its origins and making sense of the acceptance of the phenomenon by so much of Russian society.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Aleksandr Golts is deputy editor-in-chief of the website ej.ru and a columnist for the Moscow Times.
CONTENTS
- Introduction: The Reform That Got Away From the Kremlin.
- A Breakthrough and a Retreat.
- The Unfinished Reform.
- Military Reform in an Authoritarian State: The Russian Case.
- The Country of Victorious Militarism.
- Is Catastrophe Inevitable?
"Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the contemporary Russian armed forces." —Angela Stent, Georgetown University