This video contains footage from the launch event for Dr Marcus Papadopoulos' recently published book, *Arise, Rossiya*, which may be purchased from either [GM Books](https://gmbooks.com/product/arise-rossiya-the-return-of-russia-to-world-politics/) or from [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Arise-Rossiya-Return-Russia-Politics-ebook/dp/B08V8HT4S6). Please note that the audio is in Russian up until 01:42, upon which it switches to English. The book charters the course of Russian foreign policy under the helm of Vladimir Putin, from the time he ascended to power in the Kremlin to the present-day. The author demonstrates his profound knowledge and understanding of the objectives of Russia on the international stage, and the methods which Moscow employs in pursuit of these, by examining the Kremlin’s relations with 25 countries which he avers to be of paramount importance to the Russian leadership, commencing with the near abroad, the former Soviet space, described by him as “imperative for Russia’s plan to fully resurrect the power and influence which it had globally wielded during the Soviet period.” Dr Papadopoulos also relays to the reader the pitiful and lamentable condition of Russia that Putin inherited, and examines the policies and personalities of Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin which were to spell catastrophe for Soviet and then Russian power, both at home and abroad, the ramifications, of which, are still being felt inside Russia today. Arise, Rossiya is devoid of the prejudice towards Russia that has historically clouded the judgment of Western historians and analysts when assessing Moscow’s foreign policy goals; instead, the book has been written by someone who possesses an intimate comprehension of Russian history and the Russian people, as well as a mastery of the Russian structures of power and Russian policy-making, all, of which, is complemented by interviews with senior politicians and academics which the author secured for the purposes of this book. Arise, Rossiya is indispensable for students, politicians, diplomats, journalists or lay people who seek to truly understand the origins and motives behind a Russian resurgence that the world is witness to today.

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