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Russia: The Roots of Confrontation

Russia: The Roots of Confrontation

Daniels, Robert V.
Reischauer, Edwin O.

Paperback

Series: American Foreign Policy Library, Book 26

Russian History

ISBN10: 0674779665
ISBN13: 9780674779662
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: Jan 1 1986
Pages: 430
Weight: 1.50
Height: 1.31 Width: 6.04 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
Robert V. Daniels's book Russia: The Roots of Confrontation, first published in 1985, examines the historical contrasts between East and West and elucidates the Russian enigma. The book springs from the thesis that Russia's national character and its international relations can be understood only in light of the traumas and triumphs, privation and privileges that the country weathered in its unique past under the tsars and the Soviets. The author lays to rest the mistaken American view that Soviet behavior was simply the application of Marxist revolutionary ideology. The character of the Soviet system as it evolved after the Revolution is shown to be a synthesis of revolutionary rhetoric, dictatorial pragmatism, and traditional Russian kinds of behavior. Daniels points out that no part of the world is more alien to Americans than Russia, and he evokes parallels and contrasts with the American experience to clarify the driving forces behind this ill-understood superpower.

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