Exploring the "Weimar Russia" analogy
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Authors
Russell, Gary P.
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Advisors
Yost, David S.
Tsypkin, Mikhail
Date of Issue
1999-12
Date
1999-12
Publisher
Monterey, California
Naval Postgraduate School
Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
The "Weimar Russia" analogy is based on a comparison between the failures of the Weimar Republic in Germany (1918-33) and the current problems of post-Soviet Russia. The premise of the analogy is that initial advances toward democracy and economic stabilization might fail and that an authoritarian leader might assume power, rearm, and destabilize the Eurasian continent. The comparison has been the subject of academic conferences, books, journal articles, news stories, and miscellaneous comments. This thesis examines the following elements of the comparison: Defeat in War: Revolution as the Internal Cause
Loss of Territory and Resources
Economic Turmoil
Political Systems, Governments, and Leaders
Decline of the Military
The Diaspora and the Desire for an Ethnically-based Nation-State
Revanchism and Irredentism
and Fascism and Anti-Semitism. While some analysts question the validity of the comparison, the "Weimar Russia" analogy commands attention from experts in Russian affairs and government officials concerned with the future of Russia.
Loss of Territory and Resources
Economic Turmoil
Political Systems, Governments, and Leaders
Decline of the Military
The Diaspora and the Desire for an Ethnically-based Nation-State
Revanchism and Irredentism
and Fascism and Anti-Semitism. While some analysts question the validity of the comparison, the "Weimar Russia" analogy commands attention from experts in Russian affairs and government officials concerned with the future of Russia.
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Thesis
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National Security Affairs (NSA)
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Format
x, 52 p.
28 cm.
28 cm.
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