Book review: rival power: Russia in Southeast Europe by Dimitar Bechev

Prelec, Tena (2017) Book review: rival power: Russia in Southeast Europe by Dimitar Bechev. LSE Review of Books (16 Oct 2017). Website.

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In Rival Power: Russia in Southeast Europe, Dimitar Bechev offers a nuanced and cool-headed account that challenges dominant narratives surrounding Europe, Dimitar Bechev offers a nuanced and cool-headed account that challenges dominant narratives surrounding Russia’s influence in Southeast Europe. With the book emphasising the role of pragmatism over ideology when it comes to understanding relations between Russia and the Balkan states, this meticulously researched study is essential reading, recommends Tena Prelec.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/
Additional Information:	© 2017 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DJ Netherlands (Holland) > DJK Eastern Europe D History General and Old World > DK Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Date Deposited:	15 Nov 2017 15:11
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 21:12
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/85543

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