Politics and the Russian Army Civil-Military Relations, 16892000 [Paperback]

This book is a comprehensive overview of the political role of the Russian military, from the time of Peter the Great to the present.This book is a comprehensive overview of the political role of the Russian military, from the time of Peter the Great (1689) to the present. The book explains why Russia has not experienced a successful military coup in over two centuries. The author uses a wide range of new material including archives and interviews. The book is unique in its combination of broad historical sweep -- covering the Imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet periods of Russian history -- and detailed analysis of some of the most important events in Russian political history.This book is a comprehensive overview of the political role of the Russian military, from the time of Peter the Great (1689) to the present. The book explains why Russia has not experienced a successful military coup in over two centuries. The author uses a wide range of new material including archives and interviews. The book is unique in its combination of broad historical sweep -- covering the Imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet periods of Russian history -- and detailed analysis of some of the most important events in Russian political history.This comprehensive overview of the political role of the Russian military (from Peter the Great's time in 1689 to the present) reveals why Russia has not experienced a successful military coup in over two centuries. Including materials from archives and interviews, the book covers the Imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet periods through detailed analysis of some of the most important events in Russian political history.1. Explaining military intervention; 2. Cultural change in the Imperial Russian Army, 16891914; 3. The army and revolution, 1917; 4. From revolution to war, 191741; 5. From victory to stagnation, 194585; 6. Gorbachev, Perestroika, and the collapse of the Soviet Union, 198591; 7. Yeltsin and the New Russia, 19922000; 8. Organizatiol“?