List of Figures Chronology: The War in Crimea and Ukraine Introduction, by Elizabeth A. Wood 1. The Origins of Russia's War in Ukraine: The Clash of Russian and European "Civilizational Choices" for Ukraine, by E. Wayne Merry 2. Ground Zero: How a Trade Dispute Sparked the Russia-Ukraine Crisis, by William E. Pomeranz 3. Russia's Grand Choice: To Be Feared as a Superpower or Prosperous as a Nation?, by Maxim Trudolyubov 4. A Small, Victorious War?: The Symbolic Politics of Vladimir Putin, by Elizabeth A. Wood Conclusion, by William E. Pomeranz Index
In February 2014, Russia initiated a war in Ukraine, its reasons for aggression unclear. Each of this volume's authors offers a distinct interpretation of Russia's motivations, untangling the social, historical, and political factors that created this war and continually reignite its tensions.
Elizabeth A. Wood is professor of Russian and Soviet history at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She was a fellow at the Wilson Center in 2015. William E. Pomeranz is deputy director of the Kennan Institute, the Wilson Center's program for Russian and post-Soviet studies. E. Wayne Merry is Senior Fellow for Europe and Eurasia at the American Foreign Policy Council. He served for six years as a U.S. diplomat at the American embassy in Moscow. Maxim Trudolyubov is editor-at-large with Vedomosti, a Russian-language business daily. He also writes for the International New York Times and was a Wilson Center fellow from 2014 to 2015.
Because it is short, engagingly written, and authored by well-established experts, the book will appeal not only to specialist audiences in academia and government, but also to students. -- Henry Hale, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University Roots of Russia's War in Ukraine shows the primacy of economic factors and cultural/intellectual choices in leading Russia and the EU to the brink of confrontation without necessarily realizing the gravity of the crisis until it was too late. It also highlights the important role played by symbolic politics in the decision-making of senior Russian leaders during the crisis. -- Dmitry Gorenburg, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University This short anthology of four articles concerning Russia's annexation of Crimea and involvement in eastern Ukraine provides valuable context for President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy. Library Journal
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