02258cam a2200337M  4500001001300000003000600013007000300019008004100022010001700063020001800080020001500098035002200113050002500135100004400160245007000204250002900274260004100303300002600344490006400370500004100434505027500475520074100750600004201491651005801533651006001591651006501651830006701716942001201783952011001795999001501905on1225284568OCoLCta210520s2020    nyu b         000 0 eng d  a  2019001599  a9780367582487  a0367582481  a(OCoLC)1225284568  aDK510.763b.B53 20201 aBlack, J. L.q(Joseph Laurence),d1937-10aPutin's third term as Russia's president, 2012-18 /cJ. L. Black.  a1st issued in paperback.  aNew York, N.Y. :bRoutledge, c2020.  axiii, 294 p. :bmaps.1 aRoutledge contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe seriesv89  aReprint. Originally published: 2019.0 aIntroduction -- The presidency -- The Russian Federation : strengths and strains -- The political cockpit -- The Ukraine conundrum -- Economic considerations -- Themes in foreign policy -- Military issues - Quality of life -- Lull before the storm? : concluding remarks.  aThis book provides a comprehensive and systematic overview of Putin's third term as Russia's president. It covers political, international relations, economic and social issues, and provides a balanced assessment of Putin's successes and failures. These include the conflict in Ukraine, the annexation of Crimea, scandals associated with the Olympics, Russia's increasing involvement with Asia, including with the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation, and shifts in the economy away from huge reliance on energy resources. The book sets Putin's activities as president in their wider context, discussing his overall popularity, the weakness of potential opposition and the development of the Russian Federation as a relatively new state. 14aPutin, Vladimir Vladimirovich,d1952- 4aRussia (Federation)xForeign relationsy21st century. 4aRussia (Federation)xEconomic conditionsy21st century. 4aRussia (Federation) xPolitics and governmenty21st century. 0aRoutledge contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe series ;v89.  2lcccBK  00104070aPNLIBbPNLIBcGENd2021-06-17oDK510.763 .B53 2020pPNLIB21061893r2021-06-17w2021-06-17yBK  c2080d2080