Military Influence in Russian Politics

Abstract

The tradition of the Russian and Soviet militaries has made them important elements in the political balance of power at this turning, point of history. The same tradition, however, requires that the military's political intervention be legitimized by a civilian authority and/or political movement. The military in Russia is likely to continue to seek political influence, but the thrust of this search will be narrowly limited, unless it is combined with a strong Russian nationalist movement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA256718

Entities

People

  • Mikhail Tsypkin

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cis
  • Civil War
  • Eastern Europe
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • International Security
  • Intervention
  • Market Economy
  • Military History
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Political Movements
  • Political Systems
  • Revolutions
  • United States
  • Ussr

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union