Download or read book Energy Dependency, Politics and Corruption in the Former Soviet Union written by Margarita M. Balmaceda and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-12-06 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by an acknowledged expert in the area, this book investigates how Russia has manipulated the energy dependency of its neighbours on Russian energy supplies to achieve its foreign policy goals, focusing in particular on relations with the Ukraine.