Omnipotence of the Russian Federation in the European part of the post-Soviet area

Karol Kwietniewski

Omnipotence of the Russian Federation in the European part of the post-Soviet area

Publication date: 2018

Wschodnioznawstwo (Eastern Studies), 2018, Volume 12, pp. 205-213

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Omnipotence of the Russian Federation in the European part of the post-Soviet area

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The following article deals with the issue of the influence of the Russian Federation on countries located in the European part of the post-Soviet area. Due to the diversity of vectors of Russia’s influence, from which article indicates the four most important: economic, military, related to the Russian minority and frozen conflicts. The article answers the question about the omnipotence of the Russian Federation in the European part of the post-Soviet area, which subsequent stages of the evolution of internal and external policy led to the stabilization and in consequents rebirth of neo-imperial tendencies towards the so-called „Close abroad”. It draw the genesis of the argument from the historical premises of the USSR and the 1990s, as well as the existing links between the former republics of the USSR and Moscow as the center. The article was created using the research desk method on the basis of government documents, the latest studies of that topic, analyzes of leading think-thanks, as well as documents and press releases.

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omnipotence of the Russian Federation, post-Soviet area, Russia’s foreign policy, neo-imperialism, political transformation

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Information: Wschodnioznawstwo (Eastern Studies), 2018, Volume 12, pp. 205-213

Article type: Original scientific article

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Karol Kwietniewski

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7208-0359

Military University of Technology in Warsaw
Poland

Published at: 2018

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