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Paper instructions:
Paper instructions:
This book review is about the Russia in the Post-Cold War Era and Putin’s Path and After: Return to Authoritarian Rule
Please read the book < Vladimir Putin and Russian Statecraft (Shapers of International History), by Allen C. Lynch> Chapter 4-7
And attached reading <Baker and Glasser I-II>
Answer questions as below:
Question #1 (Lynch)
What were the 3-4 main strategies employed by Putin to bring stability and order to Russia’s chaotic political and economic situation after 1999? What were the main successes and what were
the most apparent costs of these strategies?
Question #2 (Lynch and Baker & Glasser)
What were the main limitations that Putin encountered in the attempt to stabilize and modernize Russia and make it internationally significant again? What groups tended to benefit and
which tended to be left behind?
Notice: Please answer my questions directly, and try the best to go deeper. When you quote a citation, please also show me the page number.








Jermaine Byrant
Nicole Johnson



