Who Lost Russia?

Peter Conradi

• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Year: 2017
• ISBN:
  9781786070425
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Russian History
• Index: History

'A must read for anyone interested in the future of Europe and the world as a whole.' Serhii Plokhy, author of The Last Empire An essential insight into Russia's relations with Ukraine, the US and beyond Why did Vladimir Putin launch his devastating attack on Ukraine in February 2022? And is Western policy towards Russia to blame for the bloodiest war on European soil since 1945? Peter Conradi, Europe Editor of the Sunday Times, analyses the series of mistakes and misunderstandings on both sides since the end of the Soviet Union in this updated version of his critically acclaimed book. This edition contains five new chapters that bring the story right up to the present day, examining the events leading to the invasion and setting out what the conflict will mean for the future of Europe

Index

A Just Russia Party 312

Abashidze, Aslan 188, 196

Abkhazia 13, 165, 187, 188, 189–90, 192, 193

and independence 200

and Russia 195

Abraham Lincoln, USS 155–6

Abramovich, Roman 25, 126, 349

Abromavičius, Aivaras 301

Adenauer, Konrad 102

adoption laws 241

advertising 28, 98

AfD party 360

Afghanistan 24, 140, 141, 193, 203, 245, 315, 335, 362

Agalarov, Aras 320–1, 323

Agalarov, Emin 320–1, 323

Ahtisaari, Martti 191

aid 31–5, 100–1, 167

Akhmetshin, Rinat 323

Aksyonov, Sergey 263

Albania 89, 190

Albright, Madeleine 61, 65, 94, 95, 97

and NATO 80, 82, 88, 123

Aliyev, Ilham 182

All-Russia People’s Front 228

Alliance, see NATO

Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) 288–9, 305

Alyokhina, Maria 233

Ames, Aldrich 134

Andropov, Yuri 122

Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty 122, 134, 142–3

Anti-Corruption Foundation 313

anti-extremism 311–12

Anti-Globalisation Movement of Russia (AGMR) 286

anti-Semitism 68

Apollo-Soyuz mission 23

Applebaum, Anne 286–7, 291

Aptekar, Pavel 309

Arab Spring 225–6, 234

Araud, Gérard 306

armed forces 50–1

Ar...