Rethinking Post-Cold War Russian–Latin American Relations

L. : Routledge, 2022.

Editor-in-chief: V. Jeifets, V. Rouvinski

Today, there is plenty of evidence that Russia has become a prominent external actor in Latin America and the Caribbean. Yet, few books have attempted to better understand the reasons behind Russia´s return and Moscow’s continuous engagement in the region.

In order to fill the gap, this volume offers the first interdisciplinary study of Russian-Latin American relations after the end of the Cold War. Across 16 chapters, leading experts from Russia, Europe, the United States, and Latin America collectively re-examine the Soviet legacy to reveal the conditions in which Russia operates today and identify the key trends of contemporary Russian relations with this part of the world. The book then moves on to provide a detailed case study analysis of Russia’s bilateral relations with Venezuela, Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia, identifying the most critical dimensions of Russian engagement.

Rethinking Post Cold-War Russian-Latin American Relations allows readers to identify the fundamental driving forces of Russia’s renewed commitment to the area, its strategies and experiences. The book will be of interest to readers of international relations and area studies, historians of modern Latin America, migration studies, political economy, and any political scientists interested in Russian decision-making.

Chapters

Contemporary Latin American Studies in Russia: Old and New Challenges

Jeifets V., Dmitry Rozental, , in: Rethinking Post-Cold War Russian–Latin American Relations.: L.: Routledge, 2022. Ch. 3 P. 46–62.

The changing of the political regime and the economic model in Russia after the Soviet collapse in 1991 had a tremendous impact on all spheres of social activities, including science. Latin American studies were not an exception. Once a solid and influential school of scientific thought, Latinoamerikanistika faced hard times. The main challenges were the decreased funding and declining government interest ...

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Soviet–Latin American Studies

Jeifets V., Rozental D. M., , in: Rethinking Post-Cold War Russian–Latin American Relations.: L.: Routledge, 2022. Ch. 2 P. 32–45.

With a bit hit or miss, globalization continues raising the interdependence in the world. It also shapes international relations and brings dramatic economic, political, and cultural challenges for any nation. In this context, as an important actor in the international arena, Russia strives to build up relations with heterogeneous actors around the globe. Russia’s leadership ...

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Russia and Venezuela: Russia's Gateway to Latin America

Dmitry Rozental, Jeifets L., , in: Rethinking Post-Cold War Russian–Latin American Relations.: L.: Routledge, 2022. Ch. 11 P. 193–205.

On 24 October 2010, during his speech at the All-Russian state library for foreign literature in Moscow, the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, declared, “I am one of those who believe that the Soviet Union never disappeared”. He addressed these words to the Russian government, which attempted to regain the lost positions in the international ...

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Keywords: Cold War, Soviet Union, Latin America