Wheel of Fortune

The Battle for Oil and Power in Russia

Thane Gustafson

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$24.00 • £19.95 • €21.50

ISBN 9780674975378

Publication Date: 05/15/2017

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672 pages

6-3/8 x 9-1/4 inches

3 maps, 7 charts, 2 tables

Belknap Press

World

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Introduction
1. The Breakup: The Soviet Oil Industry Disintegrates
2. Riding Chaos: The Battle for Ownership, Money, and Power
3. The Birth of the Russian Majors: LUKoil, Surgutneftegaz, and Yukos
4. Worlds in Collision: The Foreigners Arrive in Russia
5. The Russian “Oil Miracle”: 1999–2004
6. The Brothers from Saint Petersburg: The Origins of Putin’s State Capitalism
7. “Chudo” Meets “Russian Bear”: The Yukos Affair
8. Russia’s Accidental Oil Champion: The Rise of Rosneft
9. Krizis: The Rude Awakening of 2008–2009 and the Russian Oil-Tax Dilemma
10. Strong Thumbs, Weak Fingers: How the State Regulates the Oil Industry
11. The Half-Raised Curtain: The Foreign Companies as Agents of Change
12. Three Colors of Oil: The Coming Crisis of Oil Rents
13. Looking Ahead: Oil and the Future of Russia; Russia and the Future of Oil
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index

Awards & Accolades

An Energy Reporters Top Ten Book on Energy History, Policy and Geopolitics, 2019

A Time “9 Books That Can Help You Understand Russia Right Now” Selection, 2017

A Foreign Affairs Best Book on Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Republics, 2012

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