Two steps forward, one step back: the pattern of Russian liberal reforms and its implications for Russia and the United States.
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Authors
Hand, Robert W.
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Tsypkin, Mikhail
Date of Issue
1992-06
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
The current political and social turmoil in the erstwhile
Soviet Union challenges the U.S. to devise new methods for
effectively dealing with Russia and the independent republics
of the Commonwealth. Part of this challenge involves the
evaluation of the most likely changes arising from the
revolution, the most probable course of events, and their
implications for U.S. foreign relations.
This thesis argues that the history of Russian liberal
reforms has followed a definite pattern, and that an
examination of the history of these reforms can provide U.S.
foreign policymakers a tool with which to understand the
dynamics of today's situation. Ultimately, this thesis argues
that the U.S. must become thoroughly intertwined with Yeltsin's Russia and support the establishment of a liberal
democratic society, or risk the backlash of conservative
Russian elites.
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Thesis
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National Security Affairs (NSA)
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Format
99 p., 28 cm.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.