At the heart of Russia's expansionist drive is a revisionist history that views the collapse of the Soviet Union as a "geopolitical tragedy". Beyond Crimea: The New Russian Empire 9780300220766
The annexation of Crimea in 2014 was not an isolated territorial grab but the opening salvo of a broader project to establish a "New Russian Empire". This geopolitical ambition, often conceptualized through the lens of (New Russia) and the "Russian World" ( Russkiy Mir ), seeks to reassert Moscow's dominance over the post-Soviet space and challenge the Western-led international order. The Ideological Core: "Novorossiya" and the "Russian World" Beyond Crimea: The New Russian Empire