Annotated Bibliography

"Preface to 'What Is Russia's Role in International Politics?'." Russia, edited by David Haugen

and Susan Musser, Greenhaven Press, 2014. Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing Viewpoints

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David Haugen and Susan Musser, editors at Greenhaven Press, give an overview over Russias

involvement in international politics. They explain their more recent involvement by presenting

Russias current world leaders and how theyve affected international politics. They explain the

critiquing of Putins leadership styles and how he runs Russia. The editors also offer analytics to

show where Putin has invested most of Russias funds (this being their military). The editors

used one outside source when writing this article (an excerpt from a government run magazine in

Russia). This article would interest anybody who wants to learn about Vladimir Putin and his

leadership style.

Introduction to Russia: Opposing Viewpoints." Russia, edited by David Haugen and Susan

Musser, Greenhaven Press, 2014. Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing Viewpoints in

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fe58a. Accessed 11 Nov. 2016.

David Haugen and Susan Musser, editors at Greenhaven Press, give a brief overview of Russias

more recent history. They use analytics and time/dates to portray how Russia has developed as a

country and how its leadership has changed throughout time. Haugen and Musser use facts to

support their data and they do not use name any outside sources while writing the article.

Anybody who is curious about Russia and its history would enjoy this article due to it having

many facts that help show the progression of Russian government and culture.

"Vladimir Putin Fast Facts." CNN Wire, 22 Jan. 2016. Opposing Viewpoints in Context,

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2016.

CNN writes an article giving delivering facts regarding Russias leader Vladimir Putin.

CNN uses their knowledge over Putin and presents the reader with a timeline of all of the

events he has been involved in. CNN does not use outside sources in this article, they only

use their own database. In order to enjoy this article, one must be interested in the history

of Vladimir Putin.

Birnbaum, Michael. "Russia is escalating tensions ahead of the US elections, officials say."

Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2016. Opposing Viewpoints in Context,

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okmark&u=mass12242&jsid=058b722edc58709d9ab1c2e5bcac5874. Accessed 11 Nov.

2016.

The Washington Post writes about Russias recent escalation of tensions as the United States

come to election time. The Washington Post uses real time events to describe how tensions are

rising between Russia and the United Nations. Real events and facts are used to support their
 article and no outside sources were used. Many people could find interest in this article,

specifically those interested in politics and current events.

"Putin's aggression in Europe should worry the US." CNN Wire, 21 Oct. 2016. Opposing

Viewpoints in Context,

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okmark&u=mass12242&jsid=431732bd4a4743e994808cc7c64ddc12. Accessed 11 Nov.

2016.

Richard Shirreff of CNN explains why the United States should be alarmed as Russian

leader Vladimir Putin grows more aggressive in Europe. He uses events in Europe

involving Russia to back his writing. Shirreff uses the resources he has at CNN to find the

events and does not use any outside sources. This article would appeal to those interested

in politics and current events.