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Book description
Imagine finally understanding Russia's foreign policy shifts-not as random chaos, but as a story deeply tied to Russia's own evolving sense of self. Andrei Tsygankov's Russia's Foreign Policy does exactly that, and listening to it as an audiobook transforms a dense academic work into something utterly compelling. The narrator's calm, precise delivery makes complex ideas-like how national interest shifts with leaders' visions-feel clear as day, even when discussing the dizzying transitions from Gorbachev's "New Thinking" to Putin's current era.
Tsygankov shatters the myth that Russia's moves are purely about power or ideology. Instead, he shows how each leader-from Yeltsin's chaotic early 90s to Medvedev's cautious pragmatism, and finally Putin's assertive turn-shaped policy based on their view of Russia's identity: a nation that sees itself as a unique civilization, not just a Western-style state. You'll hear how Gorbachev's idealism gave way to Kozyrev's "Westernizer" phase, then Primakov's statist pivot, and how Putin's return after 2012 (culminating in the 2022 Ukraine invasion) wasn't a sudden break, but a culmination of decades of thinking about Russia's place in the world.
What's brilliant is how Tsygankov ties domestic politics to global moves. It's not just "Russia vs. West"; it's about how leaders like Putin manage competing factions at home-military hardliners, economic liberals-by framing foreign policy as a defense of national identity. The audiobook makes this dynamic feel immediate, especially when he dissects the "civilizational turn" after 2012 and how the Ukraine war became the ultimate test of that identity.
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