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04411cam a2200493Ia 4500 001 FA877BCC6BFD11DEA13FF332A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20180802020811 008 080723s2009 miuab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2008032034 020 $a 0737737689 (pbk.) 020 $a 9780737737684 (pbk.) 035 $a (OCoLC)148909134 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BTCTA $d BAKER $d YDXCP $d EIK $d NTE $d SVW $d IOE $d JED $d NOR $d IG# $d LMR $d IOB $d SILO 043 $a e-ru--- 050 00 $a DK510.76 $b .R858 2009 245 0 $a Russia / $c Viqi Wagner, book editor. 260 $a Detroit, MI : $b Greenhaven Press, $c c2009. 300 $a 271 p. : $b ill., map ; $c 24 cm. 440 0 $a Opposing viewpoints series 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 00 $t Periodical bibliography -- $t Introduction -- $g and $t What is Russia's role in international politics? -- $t Chapter preface -- $g 1. $t Russia is the world's next energy superpower / $r Simon Saradzhyan -- $g 2. $t Russia is not the world's next energy superpower / $r Carol R. Saivetz -- $g 3. The $t United States should view Russia as a strategic partner / $r Gary Hart -- $g 4. The $t United States should not view Russia as a strategic partner / $r John Edwards $g and $r Jack Kemp -- $g 5. $t Russia's influence in the Middle East is growing / $r Ed Blanche -- $g 6. $t Russia's global influence is shrinking / $r Peter Zeihan -- $g 7. $t Russia's unsafe nuclear stockpile is a threat to global stability / $r National Intelligence Council -- $g 8. $t Russia has made some progress in securing its nuclear stockpile / $r Matthew Bunn $g and $r Anthony Wier -- $t Periodical bibliography -- $g ch. 2. $t Is Russia moving toward democracy? -- $t Chapter preface -- $g 1. $t Russia is moving toward democracy / $r Vyacheslav Nikonov -- $g 2. $t Russia is moving away from democracy / $r Peter Wilson -- $g 3. $t Russia is becoming a dictatorship / $r Orlando Figes -- $g 4. $t Russia is not becoming a democracy or a dictatorship / $r Stephen Kotkin -- $g 5. The $t Kremlin respects Russians' civil rights / $r Dmitry Medvedev -- $g 6. The $t Kremlin assassinates its critics / $r Michael Specter -- $g 7. $t Russia is fighting terrorism undemocratically and unsuccessfully / $r Nabi Abdullaev $g and $r Simon Saradzhyan -- $t Periodical bibliography -- 505 00 $g 5. The $t Index. $t Chapter preface -- $g 1. $t Western consumer goods are improving Russians' standard of living / $r Luke Harding -- $g 2. $t Western-style consumer credit is driving Russians into debt / $r Yasha Levine -- $g 3. $t Russians embrace Western pop culture / $r Viv Groskop -- $g 4. $t Russians embrace patriotic homegrown culture / $r Fred Weir -- $g 5. $t Westerners want to work and live in Russia / $r Olga Sharapova -- $g 6. $t Russians and migrant workers want to leave Russia to work and live in the West / $r Irina Ivakhnyuk -- $t Periodical bibliography -- $g ch. 4. $t What is Russia's greatest challenge? -- $t Chapter preface -- $g 1. $t Russia is facing population decline / $r Victor Yasmann -- $g 2. $t Environmental pollution is a major problem in Russia / $r Mark A. Smith -- $g 3. $t Russia's reliance on oil exports may lead to its downfall / $r MoiseÌs NaiÌm -- $g 4. $t Russia's relationship with the Middle East is perilous / $r Igor Khrestin $g and $r John Elliott -- $g 5. The $t gap between rich and poor is undermining Russian society / $r Luke Harding -- $t Periodical bibliography -- $t For further discussion -- $t Organizations to contact -- $t Bibliography of books -- $t Index. 520 $a Presents a series of essays, from varying viewpoints, on the subject of Russia. 650 0 $a Post-communism $z Russia (Federation) 651 0 $a Russia (Federation) $x Economic conditions. 651 0 $a Russia (Federation) $x Social conditions $y 1991- 651 0 $a Russia (Federation) $x Politics and government $y 1991- 700 1 $a Wagner, Viqi, $d 1953- 856 41 $3 Table of contents only $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0824/2008032034.html 941 $a 11 952 $l GKPC851 $d 20230228014518.0 952 $l CEAX572 $d 20200508014417.0 952 $l URAX314 $d 20170609021502.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20170418070556.0 952 $l GFPE771 $d 20150911023318.0 952 $l EBPE325 $d 20150227030904.0 952 $l HWAX074 $d 20140415020717.0 952 $l GAAX314 $d 20090806113132.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20090708133753.0 952 $l UTAX115 $d 20090708133753.0 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20090708133753.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FA877BCC6BFD11DEA13FF332A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b IOBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search