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Putinism: Russia and Its Future with the West
Walter Lacquer
Thomas Dunne
July 2015
On Sale: June 30, 2015
ISBN: 1250064759 EAN: 9781250064752 Kindle: B00QQS7CKQ Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction
There is no question that tensions between Russia and
America are on the rise. The forced annexation of Crimea,
the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17, and the Russian
government's treatment of homosexuals have created
diplomatic standoffs and led to a volley of economic
sanctions. In America, much of the blame for Russia's recent
hostility has fallen on steely-eyed President Vladimir Putin
and many have begun to wonder if they we are witnessing the
rebirth of Cold War-style dictatorship. Not so fast, argues veteran historian Walter Laqueur.
For two decades, Laqueur has been ahead of the curve,
predicting events in post-Soviet Russia with uncanny
accuracy. In Putinism, he deftly demonstrates how three
long-standing pillars of Russian ideology-a strong belief in
the Orthodox Church, a sense of Eurasian "manifest destiny,"
and a fear of foreign enemies-continue to exert a powerful
influence on the Russian populous. In fact, today's Russians
have more in common with their counterparts from 1904 than
1954 and Putin is much more a servant of his people than we
might think.
Topical and provocative, Putinism contains much more than
historical analysis. Looking to the future, Laqueur explains
how America's tendency to see Russia as a Cold War relic is
dangerous and premature. Russia can and will challenge the
West and it is in our best interest to figure out exactly
who we are facing-and what they want-before it is too late.
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