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Russia in the World System: Geography or History?

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The double collapse of Sovietism as a social project distinct from capitalism and of the USSR (now Russia) as a State calls into question all the theories that have been put forward both regarding the capitalism/socialism conflict and the analysis of the positions and functions of the different countries and regions in the world system.

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    This text is an extract from my book: Global History (Oxford: Fahamu Books, 2011): 176ff.

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  1. Directeur, Forum du Tiers Monde, 157 Rue Moussé Diop, BP 3501, Dakar, Sénégal

    Samir Amin

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    Samir Amin

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Amin, S. (2014). Russia in the World System: Geography or History?. In: Theory is History. SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice(), vol 17. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03816-2_7

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