Russia

The Story of War

Nonfiction, History, Asian, Russia, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, Military
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Author: Gregory Carleton ISBN: 9780674978485
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: April 24, 2017
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: Gregory Carleton
ISBN: 9780674978485
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: April 24, 2017
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English

Outsiders view Russia as an aggressor, but Russians see themselves as surrounded by enemies, defensively fighting off invader after invader, or called upon by history to be the savior of Europe, or Christianity, or civilization itself, often at immense cost. As Gregory Carleton shows, war is the unifying thread of Russia’s national epic.

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Outsiders view Russia as an aggressor, but Russians see themselves as surrounded by enemies, defensively fighting off invader after invader, or called upon by history to be the savior of Europe, or Christianity, or civilization itself, often at immense cost. As Gregory Carleton shows, war is the unifying thread of Russia’s national epic.

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