Perhaps an alternative leader figure in Russian history, killed in a tragic helipcopter accident, General Lebed was a key player in several critical points in modern post-Soviet Russia. His forces protected Boris El'tsin during the anti-Gorbachev putsch, he was in charge of signing a peace treaty with the Chechens and a candidate for President.

The President of Kazakhstan outlines his political vision for his country and people in the 21st century.

Analyzing a wide range of sources, studies conducted by domestic and foreign historians and political scientists, the author reveals the process of developing ideological concepts by extremist forces and organizations in the countries of the East. Particular attention is paid to the ideology of Islam on the socio-political development of Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey and some neighboring countries...

A collection of Panarin's writings, in which he maintains that Russian elite, becoming enthralled in the ideas of globalization and liberalism, has lost its connection to the Russian people.

The author, a historian, examines the roles of the 'informal' organizations that arose during perestroika and glasnost. These proto-democratic movements were active during the stormy years of political reform under Gorbachev and mobilized people, held rallies and then were used and then abandoned by the rising new elites remaining from the old Soviet system.

This collection includes articles mostly written specifically for this volume. Three articles had been previously published, but were significantly revised and updated for this collection. The collection is dedicated to ideological currents that justify our country's current departure from liberal-democratic principles or strive to create and materialize the image of a non-liberal, imperial...

This book by the renowned political scientist and Americanist A.I. Utkin explores the secret geopolitical, economic, diplomatic, and mystical-religious forces behind the US war against Iraq and Afghanistan, and the situation in the Middle East that emerged after this war. The author analyzes the reasons for the noticeably increased American aggressiveness in the Middle East region and...

The book seeks to analyze international conflicts and offers theoretical and practical suggestions to regulate conflict.

The anthology presents a comprehensive collection of sources representing the evolution and formulation of geopolitics from different nations and eras. One of the goals of the anthology is to deepen the awareness of the reader to the influence of nature (resources, climate, etc) on the internal and external politics of the state not only historically, but also in the context of globalization...

The author analyzes the nature, form and mechanisms of the construction of post-Soviet authority, as well as, the character of the transformation of Russian society in the 1990s.