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Smith, Mark B.,

The Russia anxiety : and how history can resolve it / Mark B. Smith. - xxv, 445 pages : maps, illustration

Originally published: UK: Allen Lane, 2019.

I. Fear, contempt and disregard -- The bear phantasmagoria : did history create the Russia anxiety? -- The destiny problem : does history's 'Black Legend' set Russia up to fail? -- The narrative correction : what's really happened in the last 6,000 years? -- II. Normality, friendship and liberty? -- The dictatorship deception : does Russia's past offer democratic prospects? -- The terror moment : is Russia built on a history of violence? -- The Europe question : has Russia even been part of the West? -- The empire relationship : is expansionism in Russia's DNA? -- The invader obsession : does history make Russians seek peace or war? -- III. The fireglow of history -- The Stalin inheritance : should Russians remember the past or forget it? -- The Putin prospect : is Russia's future contained in her past?

ISBN: 9780141986500

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC050488 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 019765010 Uk

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Russia--Foreign relations.
Soviet Union--Foreign relations.
Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations.
Russia--History.
Soviet Union--History.
Russia (Federation)--History.
Russia (Federation)--Foreign public opinion.

Dewey Class. No.: 327.47