Russia in Search of Itself
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (648 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801879760 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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James H. The originator and guiding force of two major Russian-American bipartisan initiatives in Congress in the 1990sMeeting of the Frontiers, a bilingual, online educational library; and the Open World Program, which has brought more than 7,500 emerging young Russian leaders to Americahe also founded the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies in 1974 as director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. A foreign member of the Russi
Five Stars s ok. For Intellects Only Charles E. Jones Reading this book was like plodding through a minefield, slow, cautious and the dread feeling of what may lie ahead. Although this book was well written and had a lot of theories based upon the numerous reflections of intellectual writers, I found it to be overly pedantic and written in often difficult to comp. A Struggle to Find Itself. Dr. Billington has been the Librarian of Congress since 1987. For at least thirty years he has studied Russia, both as a historian and cultural specialist. This is his sixth book on Russia.==This book is about how Russians have been thinking about their nation since the collapse. It is not a history of Russia,
In the turbulent decade since the collapse of the Soviet Union, conditions have worsened considerably for many Russians, and a wide-ranging debate has raged over the nature and destiny of their country. Billington, the Librarian of Congress and a noted expert on Russia, examines the efforts of a proud but troubled nation to find a post-Soviet identity. After showing how the problem of Russian identity was framed in the past, Billington asks whether Russians will now look more to the West for a place in the common European home, or to the East for a new, Eurasian identity. Out of this mix, he suggests, Russia must find its own moral anchor for its venture into democracy if it is to avoid falling back on a negative and authoritarian nationalism in order to recreate some sense of common purpose in society.Th
Billington, guided by the extraordinary history of the land and people he knows so well, here courageously opts for the opposite approach. Billington, Librarian of Congress since 1987. (Serhy Yekelchyk Nationalities Papers)This book is valuable primarily for its thorough survey of various contemporary Russian opinions about the country's past and present identity and what it should be in the future. (Richard Lourie Washington Post Book World)One of our foremost historians of Russia He is acutely aware of how culture can influence political developments. (Forecast)Modest in scale (but not conception) Russia in Search of Itself ought to be required beach reading for the administration's policy-makers Most political prognostications benefit from being qualified and hedged. (Joshu