Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series
About the Book Series
The aim of this series is to publish original, high-quality work by both new and established scholars on all aspects of Russian and East European Studies.
European Energy Security and US-Russian Competition: Power Struggles in a Changing World
1st Edition
By Ioanna Mavromati
October 31, 2025
This book argues that the influence of US-Russian security competition on the energy policies of EU member states and on the development of a unified European energy security policy has been significantly underestimated. While most previous studies have focused on internal EU dynamics and the ...
Fiction, Memory, and Ethnic Politics in the South Caucasus
1st Edition
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By Mikail Mamedov, Peter Orte, Nona Shahnazarian, Ulvi Ismayil
September 30, 2025
The book explores the aftermath of the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the effects of war and nationalism in the South Caucasus. While the Soviet Union’s dissolution seemed to promise democracy and liberalization, the rise of nationalist movements in Armenia and Azerbaijan led to those ...
Sexuality, Nudity and the Body in Soviet Cinema
1st Edition
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By Birgit Beumers, Catherine Géry, Eugénie Zvonkine
July 18, 2025
This book explores evocations of and allusions to sexual desire in Soviet cinema, 1919–1991. By deploying several lines of investigation – from the cult of the masculine, strong body in Stalinist cinema to the shifting signification of the naked body (male and female) in post-war cinema and to the ...
Poles, Polonia, and the Quest for Liberty
1st Edition
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By John S. Micgiel
June 13, 2025
Poles, Polonia, and the Quest for Liberty provides a scholarly analysis of how Poles and Polish-Americans have cherished liberty and democracy in Poland and struggled to achieve those ideals across the centuries. Experts in the field tackle a series of topics that illuminate major themes in the ...
Exploring Russia’s Exceptionalism in International Politics
1st Edition
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By Raymond Taras
May 06, 2025
This book explores Russia’s sense of its own uniqueness and the impact this has had on Russia’s conduct of international relations. Examining concepts such as Russia’s special civilising mission, its difference from the West, its proneness to conduct violent warfare, and more, and discussing these ...
Media and Masculinities in Contemporary Russia: Constructing Non-heteronormativity
1st Edition
By Olga Andreevskikh
May 06, 2025
Based on extensive original research, this book examines the extent to which media in Russia upholds the Russian government’s stance on sexuality. It considers the Russian government’s policies designed to uphold ‘traditional sexuality’, reveals the strategies of resistance used by Russian media ...
Reassessing Russia's Security Policy
1st Edition
By Nurlan Aliyev
May 06, 2025
This book provides a detailed analysis of the evolution of Russia’s security policy. Based on extensive original research, including an analysis of official documents, political and military elite speeches, interviews, and reports, and considering the subject from the early 20th century onward, the...
Russia and Latvia: A Case of Sharp Power
1st Edition
By Andis Kudors
April 14, 2025
This book explores Russia’s relations with Latvia, arguing that Latvia, with a higher proportion of Russian speakers than other Baltic states, is especially vulnerable to Russia’s “sharp power”. The book highlights how authoritarian and totalitarian regimes are unable to exercise soft power based ...
Dagestan - History, Culture, Identity
1st Edition
By Robert Chenciner, Magomedkhan Magomedkhanov
November 29, 2024
Dagestan – History, Culture, Identity provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of Dagestan, a strategically important republic of the Russian Federation which borders Chechnya, Georgia and Azerbaijan, and its people. It outlines Dagestan’s rich and complicated history, from 5th c ACE to ...
Regional Leadership in Post-Soviet Eurasia: The Strategies of Russia, China, and the European Union
1st Edition
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By Irina Busygina, Svetlana Krivokhizh
October 08, 2024
This book explores power in international relations, in a world characterized by the growing competition of major powers for smaller nations. Focusing on the major powers and smaller countries of Eurasia, it argues that power in international relations is different from coercion and is rather a ...
Disinformation, Narratives and Memory Politics in Russia and Belarus
1st Edition
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By Agnieszka Legucka, Robert Kupiecki
January 29, 2024
This book examines the ways in which Russia and Belarus use disinformation, "weaponised" historical narratives, and the politics of memory for domestic and foreign policy purposes, utilising these factors to justify aggressive foreign policy in defensive terms and, domestically, for legitimating ...
Innovation and Modernisation in Contemporary Russia: Science Towns, Technology Parks and Very Limited Success
1st Edition
By Imogen Sophie Kristin Wade
January 29, 2024
This book examines how technological modernisation and innovation policies have been implemented in Russia from the Soviet era to the present day. It discusses how since about 2000 the Russian state has attempted to address the country’s excessive dependence on natural resources by implementing an ...