Texte remanié de: Thesis--Philosophie. / Thèse parue précédemment sous le titre : "Form and line in the music and musical thought of Leningrad, 1917-1932" Contient des poèmes d' A. Blok en russe suivis de la trad. anglaise. Bibliogr. p. 285-292. Index.

This thesis explored the role of the six wealthy Russian businessmen, the oligarchs, in 1996 reelection of President Boris Yeltsin. This research was qualitative and descriptive. The goal was to collect the information from various sources and summarize it, demonstrating how the interference of the oligarchs reflected on the process of the election, as well as on the careers of their own.The research concluded that the oligarchs' role was, first of all, in the organization and financing a highly effective election campaign team; consolidating the business elite and big capital around Yeltsin, using the media that they controlled as a tool of pro-Yeltsin propaganda; and influencing some key decision taken by Yeltsin. The result was Yeltsin's victory, and the increase of the oligarchs' wealth and political power.This ability of the oligarchs to manipulate politics completely cemented the interrelation between business and politics in Russia, which contributed to Russia's reputation as a country of corruption and lawlessness. / Department of Political Science

This thesis aims to examine the evolution of the discourse of Eurasianism and its impact on the formulation and implementation of post-Soviet Russian foreign policy. The thesis argues that both of Russia&rsquo / s post-Soviet leaders: Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin have used the discourse of neo-Eurasianism pragmatically whenever it suited Russia&rsquo / s interests. Moscow ignored this discourse when its foreign policy interests contradicted with the main tenets of this ideology. The thesis has five chapters. Following the introductory chapter, the second chapter explores the evolution of Eurasianism as a discourse and its main variants in post-Soviet era. The third chapter examines the relationship between the Eurasianist discourse and Russian foreign policy under Boris Yeltsin. The fourth chapter discusses the same relationship under Vladimir Putin. The concluding chapter evaluates the main findings of this thesis.

Zugl.: Frankfurt (Main), Univ., Diss., 2007

Zugl.: Leipzig, Univ., Diss., 2005

Texte remanié de: Th. Ph. D.--University of London, 1987-1988. / Bibliogr. p. 185-194. Index.

Thesis (D. Phil)--Stockholm University. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-155) and index.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1999. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 250-265).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2006. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-294).

Akad. avhandling--Stockholm, 1994.