The Soviet Legacy in Russian Foreign Policy

After the Soviet Union broke apart in late December 1991 and the Russian Federation emerged as an independent country, Russian political leaders had to confront a wide range of foreign policy issues leftover from the Soviet regime. The series of agreements codifying the dis-solution of the Soviet Un...

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Published inPolitical science quarterly Vol. 134; no. 4; pp. 585 - 609
Main Author KRAMER, MARK
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York ACADEMY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE 01.12.2019
Oxford University Press
Subjects
Codification
Foreign policy
Policy analysis
Political leadership
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics > USSR
Russia
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Summary:After the Soviet Union broke apart in late December 1991 and the Russian Federation emerged as an independent country, Russian political leaders had to confront a wide range of foreign policy issues leftover from the Soviet regime. The series of agreements codifying the dis-solution of the Soviet Union, which led to the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and broad international recognition of 15 new states by the end of 1991, designated Russia as the “legal successor state” to the USSR, a status that, for many Russian leaders (both then and now), has blurred Soviet and Russian interests. As the official successor state, Russia was given sole possession of the vast Soviet nuclear arsenal and was awarded the USSR’s permanent seat on the United...
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ISSN:0032-3195
1538-165X
DOI:10.1002/polq.12988