Russian Westernizers and change in international relations : the promised West / Andrei P. Tsygankov.
| Author/creator | Tsygankov, Andrei P., 1964- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024. |
| Description | xii, 204 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Worlding beyond the West Worlding beyond the West. ^A1143625 |
| Contents | Russia, the West, and the conflict of values -- Russian Westernizers and their vision -- International relations and the tragedy of Russian Westernizers -- The West and western ideas in Russia -- Western and Russian ideas of freedom -- Waves of Westernization in Russia -- Schools of Russian Westernizers -- Westernizers in the post-Western world -- Christian Westernizers -- Nikolai Karamzin : a conservative Westernizer -- Pyotr Chaadayev : a radical Westernizer -- Vladimir Solovyev and Christian Westernizers in crisis -- Christian Westernizers in the 20th and the 21st centuries -- Economic liberals -- Boris Chicherin : a conservative liberal -- Yegor Gaidar : a radical liberal -- Contemporary economic liberals -- Political liberals -- Mikhail Speransky and state-guided reforms -- Pavel Milyukov : liberal critique of autocracy -- Andrei Sakharov : in defense of individual freedom -- Contemporary political liberals -- Social state supporters -- Pavel Novgorodtsev and the social liberalism -- Georgi Plekhanov and European social transformation -- Nikolai Bukharin and the "normalization" of Soviet socialism -- Contemporary supporters of the social state -- Conclusion and future of Russian IR -- Main ideas of Russian Westernizers -- Westernizers in comparative Russian perspective -- Russian IR in comparative and global perspective. |
| Abstract | "Russian Westernizers and Change in International Relations summarizes the Westernizing trend in Russian thought from the early nineteenth century to the present day. The book looks at Russian thinkers and politicians who have considered Western/European civilization to be superior to others and who have drawn the conclusion that Russia consequently ought to align itself with the West, rather than preserving certain traditional Russian values - and that not doing so is an impediment to political, social, and economic evolution. Within this trend of thought, the author identifies four schools - Christian Westernizers, Economic Liberals, Political Liberals, and Social State Supporters - and explores examples of each. The author compares Russian thinkers from different periods, finding contrasts and similarities within their political and historical settings and assessing their responses to their unique circumstances. He analyzes Russian Westernizers' self-definition and ideas of national freedom relative to those of Western nations, exploring how the West's definition of values and institutions have changed over time. He shows how Western historical developments affected waves of Westernization and pro-Western thinking inside Russia, arguing the importance of this being grounded in national state-building priorities. The growing complexity of global relations, the declining global influence of the West, and the war in Ukraine present Russian Westernizers with new questions and challenges, and the book assesses the resulting implications. This book will appeal to students and scholars of Russian foreign policy, Russia-West relations, IR theory, diplomatic studies, political science, and European history including the history of ideas"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Tsygankov, Andrei P. Russian Westernizers and change in international relations Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024 9781003466123 |
| LCCN | 2023059036 |
| ISBN | 9781032729886 |
| ISBN | 9781032738246 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1032738243 |
| ISBN | 1032729880 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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