Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents v
3. List of Tables, Graphs and Figures vii
4. Preface and Acknowledgements ix
5. Note on Sources and Transliteration xiii
6. 1. Introduction 1
7. 2. Belarus: Between Russia and the West, and at the Very Core of the Soviet System 19
8. 3. The “High Years”: Energy and Russian-Belarusian Relations, 1994–2004 33
9. 4. Nomenklatura Players, Energy Corruption, and Belarus’ “Energy-Political Model” 93
10. 5. The “Low Years”: Energy and Russian–Belarusian Relations, 2004–2009 117
11. 6. The Energy Prologue and the Aftermath to the 2010 Elections: from Euphoria to Forced Concessions 159
12. 7. Conclusion 179
13. Map 192
14. Bibliography 193
15. Index 213