Russia Resurrected, Kathryn E. Stoner
Russia Resurrected, Kathryn E. Stoner
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Russia Resurrected
Its Power and Purpose in a New Global Order

Author: Kathryn E. Stoner

Narrator: Teri Schnaubelt

Unabridged: 13 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/28/2022

Synopsis

Too often, we are told that Russia plays a weak hand well. But, perhaps the nation's cards are better than we know. Russia ranks behind the US and China by traditional measures of power: GDP, population size and health, and military might. Yet twenty-five years removed from its mid-1990s nadir following the collapse of the USSR, Russia has become a supremely disruptive force in world politics. Kathryn E. Stoner assesses the resurrection of Russia and argues that we should look beyond traditional means of power to assess its strength in global affairs.

From Russia's seizure of the Crimea from Ukraine to its military support for the Assad regime in Syria, the country has reasserted itself as a major global power. Stoner examines these developments and more in tackling the big questions about Russia's turnaround and global future. Stoner marshals data on Russia's political, economic, and social development and uncovers key insights from its domestic politics. Vladimir Putin's autocratic regime faces virtually no organized domestic opposition. Yet, Russia under Putin also uses its varied power capacities to extend its influence abroad. Russia Resurrected is an eye-opening reassessment of the country, identifying the actual sources of its power in international politics and why it has been able to redefine the post-Cold War global order.

About Kathryn E. Stoner

Kathryn E. Stoner is the deputy director at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and a Senior Fellow at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, and at the Center for International Security and Cooperation, all at Stanford University. She is the author or
coeditor of five books, including Transitions to Democracy: A Comparative Perspective, written and edited with Ambassador Michael A. McFaul, and Resisting the State: Reform and Retrenchment in Post-Soviet Russia.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Giedrius on March 18, 2021

Just recently finished reading the book “Russia Resurrected: Its Power in a New Global Order” (published in September 2020) by Kathryn E. Stoner, a Stanford University professor. The book is a solid reading which does not deliver to its full potential. Kathryn E. Stoner identifies what power resourc......more

Goodreads review by Eric on January 19, 2021

TL;DR Russia Resurrected documents just how far Russia has come since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Kathryn E. Stoner created a clear analysis of Russia’s use of its power towards its foreign policy goals, and hopefully, copies of this book will be passed around in the new presidential admini......more

Goodreads review by Chase on March 07, 2021

Excellent book examining the sources of Russian power and arguing persuasively that Russia is neither as weak as many believe nor as strong as they would like to be. More importantly the author argues that Russian foreign policy is driven more by domestic political considerations and fear of instabi......more

Goodreads review by Tatyana on February 15, 2025

Most of the book is a broad and high level overview of Russian history, relationships with its neighbours and other select countries, and internal matters such as healthcare, economy, demographics, etc. It is a good read for anyone who needs an introduction. The main purpose of the book was arguing......more

Goodreads review by Jo Ann on March 14, 2022

This is an excellently written and researched work that could not be more timely. In it, Dr. Stoner examines all the various facets of Putin's government such as its use of hard, which we and witnessing now, and soft power. She examines the state of Russia's economy and army as well as societal elem......more

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