The Russia anxiety : and how history can resolve it
Smith, Mark B.2019
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Place reservation for The Russia anxiety : and how history can resolve itRussia is an exceptional country, the biggest in the world. It is both European and exotic, powerful and weak, brilliant and flawed. Why are we so afraid of it? Time and again, we judge Russia by unique standards. We have usually assumed that it possesses higher levels of cunning, malevolence and brutality. Yet the country has more often than not been a crucial ally, not least against Napoleon and in the two world wars. We admire its music and its writers. We lavish praise on the Russian soul. And still we think of Russia as a unique menace. What is it about this extraordinary country that consistently provokes such excessive responses? And why is this so dangerous? Ranging from the earliest times to the present, Mark B. Smith's remarkable new book is a history of this 'Russia Anxiety'.
Main title:
The Russia anxiety : and how history can resolve it / Mark B. Smith.
Author:
Smith, Mark B., author
Imprint:
UK : Allen Lane, 2019.
Collation:
xxv, 445 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780241312766 (hbk)
Dewey class:
320.947327.47
LC class:
DK66
Local class:
320.947
Language:
English
Subject:
Politics and GovernmentRussia (Federation) -- Politics and governmentPolitics and GovernmentRussia -- Foreign relationsSoviet Union -- Foreign relationsRussia (Federation) -- Foreign relationsRussia -- HistorySoviet Union -- HistoryRussia (Federation) -- HistoryRussia (Federation) -- Foreign public opinion
BRN:
2495097
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