Download or read book Energy and the Soviet Bloc written by William Mark Reisinger and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book William M. Reisinger explores the complexity that, we now begin to realize, has characterized relations between Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union since the death of Stalin. He concentrates on energy politics to clarify the nature of Soviet-East European dealings and to show how the Soviet Union has operated politically to control the countries of what has been (inaccurately) termed its empire. Reisinger assumes that members of the Warsaw Pact have long enjoyed some degree of independence--he believes direct rule from Moscow ceased in the 1950s--and he defends the assumption by demonstrating separate interests and sources of influence among different pact members. His main goal, however, is to use this plausible position to generate interesting new analyses of the postwar politics of Eastern Europe. In particular he applies the current Western literature on asymmetrical interstate bargaining and alliance management thus contributing methodologically to the "normalization" of our understanding of international politics outside the advanced industrial countries. Beginning with a brief outline of post Stalinist politics between the USSR and Eastern Europe, Reisinger sketches the general advantages and limitations of formal analytic techniques. He then constructs a summary periodization of energy relations among Warsaw Pact members, provides statistical analyses of Soviet energy exports to the region from 1960 to 1989, and describes in detail two cases of energy politics: Polish-Soviet bargaining in 1971, and East European-Soviet bargaining over the price formula for their mutual trade in 1975. His concluding discussion sums up what energy politics has to tell us about the evolution of relations between Moscow and the capitals of Eastern Europe.
Download or read book Cold War Energy written by Jeronim Perović and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the role of Soviet energy during the Cold War. Based on hitherto little known documents from Western and Eastern European archives, it combines the story of Soviet oil and gas with general Cold War history. This volume breaks new ground by framing Soviet energy in a multi-national context, taking into account not only the view from Moscow, but also the perspectives of communist Eastern Europe, the US, NATO, as well as several Western European countries – namely Italy, France, and West Germany. This book challenges some of the long-standing assumptions of East-West bloc relations, as well as shedding new light on relations within the blocs regarding the issue of energy. By bringing together a range of junior and senior historians and specialists from Europe, Russia and the US, this book represents a pioneering endeavour to approach the role of Soviet energy during the Cold War in transnational perspective.
Download or read book Energy and the Soviet Bloc written by William M. Reisinger and published by . This book was released on with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Politics of Energy in the Soviet Bloc written by Wendy Beth Newman and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Soviet Bloc Energy and Western Security written by Jonathan B. Stein and published by Free Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Technology Soviet Energy Availability written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Energy Economics and Foreign Policy in the Soviet Union written by Edward A. Hewett and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analysis of energy trends, 1960-1982, and their economic implications in the USSR - discusses energy sources, energy production, power supply, power consumption, energy conservation, investment, trade in, and esp. Export of energy, energy policy issues, and the link between foreign policy, the economy and energy. Map, statistical tables.
Download or read book Energy Pricing in the Soviet Union written by Mr.Manmohan S. Kumar and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1991-12-01 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Energy exports, which are already the primary source of Soviet convertible currency earnings and an important contributor to the budget, could bring in much more revenue if the Soviet Union were to reduce its extremely high levels of energy consumption. To encourage this process, energy prices need to be raised substantially. Under plausible assumptions, it is shown that an increase in prices could yield sizable foreign exchange earnings. Large increases in energy prices could, however, threaten the solvency of industrial enterprises, precipitate major economic and social dislocation, and severely strain interrepublican economic relationships.
Download or read book Russian Energy Chains written by Margarita M. Balmaceda and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Russia’s use of its vast energy resources for leverage against post-Soviet states such as Ukraine is widely recognized as a threat. Yet we cannot understand this danger without also understanding the opportunity that Russian energy represents. From corruption-related profits to transportation-fee income to subsidized prices, many within these states have benefited by participating in Russian energy exports. To understand Russian energy power in the region, it is necessary to look at the entire value chain—including production, processing, transportation, and marketing—and at the full spectrum of domestic and external actors involved, from Gazprom to regional oligarchs to European Union regulators. This book follows Russia’s three largest fossil-fuel exports—natural gas, oil, and coal—from production in Siberia through transportation via Ukraine to final use in Germany in order to understand the tension between energy as threat and as opportunity. Margarita M. Balmaceda reveals how this dynamic has been a key driver of political development in post-Soviet states in the period between independence in 1991 and Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. She analyzes how the physical characteristics of different types of energy, by shaping how they can be transported, distributed, and even stolen, affect how each is used—not only technically but also politically. Both a geopolitical travelogue of the journey of three fossil fuels across continents and an incisive analysis of technology’s role in fossil-fuel politics and economics, this book offers new ways of thinking about energy in Eurasia and beyond.
Download or read book Energy Policy of the Soviet Union written by Werner Gumpel and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Crisis amid Plenty written by Thane Gustafson and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the Soviet Union has the most abundant energy reserves of any country, energy policy has been the single most disruptive factor in its industry since the mid-1970s. This major case study treats the paradox of the energy crisis as an essential part of larger economic problems of the Soviet Union and as a key issue in determining the fate of the Gorbachev reforms. Originally published in 1989. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Download or read book The Demand for Energy in the Soviet Union written by David Wilson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Economics and Politics of Energy Trade in the Soviet Bloc written by Bruce McKenzie Everett and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Soviet Energy System written by Leslie Dienes and published by Hodder Education. This book was released on 1979 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyses energy needs and policies within the Soviet Union.
Download or read book Energy as a Factor in Soviet Foreign Policy written by Jeremy Russell and published by Royal Institute of International Affairs. This book was released on 1976 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Energy Poverty in Eastern Europe written by Stefan Buzar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the consequences of the post-socialist transformation of Eastern and Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union is the emergence of energy poverty, a condition where households are living in inadequately heated homes. This book provides the first full-length examination of the causes, consequences and patterns of energy poverty in former Communist countries. Based on empirical evidence that spans different spatial contexts and scales and compares these with other parts of the world, the book links household-level deprivation with broader organizational and political dynamics. The book also analyzes the lived experiences of scarcity and marginalization with the aid of two in-depth country studies. Furthermore, it identifies the socio-demographic factors that distinguish energy-poor families from the rest of the population, while stressing the need for a comprehensive range of policy tools to address energy poverty. As the issue of energy supply from the former Soviet Union is likely to become one of the most important economic and political problems across the whole of Europe within the next couple of decades, the book argues that there is a direct link between the energy crises experienced by the region, and the social aspects of energy use in households.
Download or read book Stalin and the Bomb written by David Holloway and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic and “utterly engrossing” study of Stalin’s pursuit of a nuclear bomb during the Cold War by the renowned political scientist and historian (Foreign Affairs). For forty years the U.S.-Russian nuclear arms race dominated world politics, yet the Soviet nuclear establishment was shrouded in secrecy. Then, shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union, David Holloway pulled back the Iron Curtain with his “marvelous, groundbreaking study” Stalin and the Bomb (The New Yorker). How did the Soviet Union build its atomic and hydrogen bombs? What role did espionage play? How did the American atomic monopoly affect Stalin's foreign policy? What was the relationship between Soviet nuclear scientists and the country's political leaders? David Holloway answers these questions by tracing the dramatic story of Soviet nuclear policy from developments in physics in the 1920s to the testing of the hydrogen bomb and the emergence of nuclear deterrence in the mid-1950s. This magisterial history throws light on Soviet policy at the height of the Cold War, illuminates a central element of the Stalinist system, and puts into perspective the tragic legacy of this program―environmental damage, a vast network of institutes and factories, and a huge stockpile of unwanted weapons.
