Introduction: A matter of life and death
The Russian White House under siege
A new Russia is born from the flames
Cooperation with the post-socialist states
Putting out fires in conflict zones
Reinventing relationships with the West and East
Shared fate : foreign policy and domestic politics
Balkan complications
The battle for the Kremlin
Opportunities and anxieties
The end of the beginning
Epilogue: Can Russian democracy rise again?