{"product_id":"9781805260158","title":"Putin’s War on Ukraine : Russia’s Campaign for Global Counter-Revolution","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Ramani, Samuel \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWarfare \u0026amp; defence\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 24 October 2024 by C Hurst \u0026amp; Co Publishers Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 624 pages\u003cbr\u003e130 x 199 x 50 | 584g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEight years after annexing Crimea, Russia embarked on a full-scale invasion of neighbouring Ukraine in February 2022. For Vladimir Putin, this was a legacy-defining mission—to restore Russia’s sphere of influence and undo Ukraine’s surprisingly resilient democratic experiment. Yet Putin’s aspirations were swiftly eviscerated, as the conflict degenerated into a bloody war of attrition and the Russian economy faced crippling sanctions. How can we make sense of his decision to invade?This book argues that Putin’s policy of global counter-revolution is driven not by systemic factors, such as preventing NATO expansion, but domestic ones: the desire to unite Russians around common principles and consolidate his personal brand of authoritarianism. This objective has inspired military interventions in Crimea, Donbas and Syria, and now all-out war against Kyiv.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSamuel Ramani explores why Putin opted for regime change in Ukraine, rather than a smaller-scale intervention in Donbas, and considers the impact on his own regime’s legitimacy. How has Russia’s long-term political and foreign policy trajectory shifted? And how will the international response reshape the world order?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53491107594615,"sku":"9781805260158","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781805260158.jpg?v=1741630070","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9781805260158","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}