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Russia 2010

And What It Means for the World

Author Daniel Yergin, Thane Gustafson
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Knopf | Vintage
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On sale Feb 14, 1995 | 352 Pages | 9780679759225
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Yergin and Gustafson present a vision of Russia's future as it makes the transition to capitalism and democracy--and how events there will affect the rest of the world. Based on a report by Cambridge Energy Research Associates, a consulting firm which advises major corporations around the world on investment in Russia, Russia 2010 explores three histories of the future for Russia over the next two decades, and the consequences of each scenario for the United States and other countries. Yergin and Gustafson provide insight into emerging power relationships, the local wars that could turn into broader conflicts, and the opportunities and pitfalls facing the new Russia.
Daniel Yergin is “America’s most influential energy pundit” (New York Times) and “one of the planet’s foremost thinkers about energy and its implications” (Fortune). Dr. Yergin is the Pulitzer Prize–winning and bestselling author of The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power; The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World; and Shattered Peace: The Origins of the Cold War; and coauthor of The Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy. He is vice chairman of IHS Markit, one of the world’s leading information and research firms. A Yale graduate, he holds a PhD from Cambridge University, where he was a Marshall Scholar. View titles by Daniel Yergin
Thane Gustafson is Professor of Government at Georgetown University. A widely recognized authority on Russian political economy and formerly a professor at Harvard University, he is the author of many books, notably The Bridge: Natural Gas in a Redivided Europe and Wheel of Fortune: The Battle for Oil and Power in Russia, as well as Russia 2010: And What It Means for the World (coauthored with Daniel Yergin). View titles by Thane Gustafson
Preface by Joseph Stanislaw
The World Behind the Mirror

Part One
The New Russian Revolution

Part Two
The Battle for Power
The Big Engine that Couldn't
The Implosion of Empire
Players and Prime Movers
That the Guard Not Tire
The Rough Road to the Market

Part Three
Muddling Down
Two-Headed Eagle
The Time of Troubles: Chaos and Reaction
The Long Good-bye
The Russian Bear

Part Four
Capitalism Russian-Style: 2010 and Beyond
Chudo at Work—The New Russian Entrepreneurs: “Evident but Unbelievable”
Surprises

Part Five
The Return of a Great Power with Angela Stent
Who Pays for the Plowshares? Foreign Investors and the New Capitalists
Russia and the West

Appendix: Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union
"Important... an intelligent and essential guide .... Whatever the West does should be done on the basis of clear-eyed knowledge of what Russia really is like. Reading this book would be a good place to start." -- Chicago Tribune



"Original .... A text which will be of enormous help for all who wish to think open-mindedly about Russia's inscrutable future."

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Yergin and Gustafson present a vision of Russia's future as it makes the transition to capitalism and democracy--and how events there will affect the rest of the world. Based on a report by Cambridge Energy Research Associates, a consulting firm which advises major corporations around the world on investment in Russia, Russia 2010 explores three histories of the future for Russia over the next two decades, and the consequences of each scenario for the United States and other countries. Yergin and Gustafson provide insight into emerging power relationships, the local wars that could turn into broader conflicts, and the opportunities and pitfalls facing the new Russia.

Author

Daniel Yergin is “America’s most influential energy pundit” (New York Times) and “one of the planet’s foremost thinkers about energy and its implications” (Fortune). Dr. Yergin is the Pulitzer Prize–winning and bestselling author of The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power; The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World; and Shattered Peace: The Origins of the Cold War; and coauthor of The Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy. He is vice chairman of IHS Markit, one of the world’s leading information and research firms. A Yale graduate, he holds a PhD from Cambridge University, where he was a Marshall Scholar. View titles by Daniel Yergin
Thane Gustafson is Professor of Government at Georgetown University. A widely recognized authority on Russian political economy and formerly a professor at Harvard University, he is the author of many books, notably The Bridge: Natural Gas in a Redivided Europe and Wheel of Fortune: The Battle for Oil and Power in Russia, as well as Russia 2010: And What It Means for the World (coauthored with Daniel Yergin). View titles by Thane Gustafson

Table of Contents

Preface by Joseph Stanislaw
The World Behind the Mirror

Part One
The New Russian Revolution

Part Two
The Battle for Power
The Big Engine that Couldn't
The Implosion of Empire
Players and Prime Movers
That the Guard Not Tire
The Rough Road to the Market

Part Three
Muddling Down
Two-Headed Eagle
The Time of Troubles: Chaos and Reaction
The Long Good-bye
The Russian Bear

Part Four
Capitalism Russian-Style: 2010 and Beyond
Chudo at Work—The New Russian Entrepreneurs: “Evident but Unbelievable”
Surprises

Part Five
The Return of a Great Power with Angela Stent
Who Pays for the Plowshares? Foreign Investors and the New Capitalists
Russia and the West

Appendix: Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union

Praise

"Important... an intelligent and essential guide .... Whatever the West does should be done on the basis of clear-eyed knowledge of what Russia really is like. Reading this book would be a good place to start." -- Chicago Tribune



"Original .... A text which will be of enormous help for all who wish to think open-mindedly about Russia's inscrutable future."

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