Discusses the sixteenth century roots of the lack of a unified Russian identity, the division between the gentry and the peasantry, and the widening gap in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries which led to revolution and continues to affect Russia today.
"Inspired by the telegram that the legendary American diplomat and historian George F. Kennan sent from Moscow to Washington in February 1946, The Long Telegram 2.0 provides an original explanation of contemporary Russia, exploring its resurgent imperial character and predicting…
"Inspired by the telegram that the legendary American diplomat and historian George F. Kennan sent from Moscow to Washington in February 1946, The Long Telegram 2.0 provides an original explanation of contemporary Russia, exploring its resurgent imperial character and predicting…
"Inspired by the telegram that the legendary American diplomat and historian George F. Kennan sent from Moscow to Washington in February 1946, The Long Telegram 2.0 provides an original explanation of contemporary Russia, exploring its resurgent imperial character and predicting…
"Inspired by the telegram that the legendary American diplomat and historian George F. Kennan sent from Moscow to Washington in February 1946, The Long Telegram 2.0 provides an original explanation of contemporary Russia, exploring its resurgent imperial character and predicting…
"Inspired by the telegram that the legendary American diplomat and historian George F. Kennan sent from Moscow to Washington in February 1946, The Long Telegram 2.0 provides an original explanation of contemporary Russia, exploring its resurgent imperial character and predicting…
In a sweeping narrative, one of the English-speaking world's leading historians of Russia follows the country's history from the first emergence of the Slavs in the historical record in the sixth century C.E. to the Russians' persistent appearances in today's headlines. The seco…
Soil and soul: the symbolic world of Russianness
'Being Soviet' adopts a refreshing and innovative approach to the crucial years between 1939 and 1953 in the USSR. It examines how the language of Soviet identity evolved in this period, and how ordinary citizens responded to that shift.
'Being Soviet' adopts a refreshing and innovative approach to the crucial years between 1939 and 1953 in the USSR. It examines how the language of Soviet identity evolved in this period, and how ordinary citizens responded to that shift.