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NOT BY BREAD ALONE NOT BY Russian Foreign Policy under Putin BREAD ROBERT NALBANDOV ALONE Potomac Books An imprint of the University of Nebraska Press © 2016 by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska All rights reserved. Potomac Books is an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press. Manufactured in the United States of America. Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication Data Names: Nalbandov, Robert. Title: Not by bread alone: Russian foreign policy under Putin / Robert Nalbandov. Description: Lincoln, Nebraska: Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, 2016. Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifi ers: lccn 2015035263 isbn 9781612347103 (cloth: alkaline paper) isbn 9781612347981 (epub) isbn 9781612347998 (mobi) isbn 9781612348001 (pdf) Subjects: lcsh: Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952— Political and social views. | Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952— Infl uence. | Russia (Federation)— Foreign relations— 21st century. | National interest— Russia (Federation) | Strategic culture— Russia (Federation) | Great powers. | Russia (Federation)— Politics and government— 21st century. | Political culture— Russia (Federation)— History— 21st century. | Identity politics— Russia (Federation)— History—2 1st century. Classifi cation: lcc dk510.766.p87 n36 2016 | ddc 327.47— dc23 lc record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015035263 Set in Garamond Premier Pro by L. Auten. To Seta Iskandarian, the love of my life CONTENTS Acknowledgments . . ix 1. Continuity without Change . . 1 2. Fear and Loathing in Russian Political Culture . . 19 3. Russia and the United States . . 117 4. Russia and Its Near Abroad . . 185 5. European Dimensions of Russian Foreign Policy . . 295 6. Identity Meets Money in Asia and the Pacifi c . . 377 7. Peripheral Politics . . 405 8. Quo Vadis? . . 449 Notes . . 461 Bibliography . . 531 Index . . 571 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I appreciate invaluable contributions provided by Dr. Artyom Tonoyan in the matter of Russian Church history and the place of Christianity in Russian political culture. I also would like to thank Dr. Irakli Mach- aidze for his inputs regarding the philosophical parts of the political cultural content.

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"A look at Russia's foreign policy under Vladimir Putin, analyzing Russia's foreign policy priorities and actions and examining the country's identity construction as a way to understand its political culture"--"Since its independence in 1991, Russia has struggled with the growing pains of defining
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