{"product_id":"the-russia-anxiety-and-how-history-can-resolve-it-hardcover","title":"The Russia Anxiety: And How History Can Resolve It - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark B. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA history of Russophobia and its living legacy in world affairs\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith proof of election-meddling and the relationship between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin an ongoing conundrum, little wonder many Americans are experiencing what historian Mark B. Smith calls \"the Russia Anxiety.\" This is no new phenomenon. Time and time again, the West has judged Russia on assumptions of its inherent cunning, malevolence, and brutality. Yet for much of its history, Russia functioned no differently-or at least no more dysfunctionally-than other absolutist, war-mongering European states. So what is it about this country that so often provokes such excessive responses? And why is this so dangerous? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRussian history can indeed be viewed as a catalog of brutal violence, in which a rotation of secret police-from Ivan the Terrible's \u003cem\u003eOprichina\u003c\/em\u003e to Andropov's KGB and Putin's FSB-hold absolute sway. However, as Smith shows, there are nevertheless deeper political and cultural factors that could lead to democratic outcomes. Violence is not an innate element of Russian culture, and Russia is not unknowable. From foreign interference and cyber-attacks to mega-corruption and nuclear weapons, Smith uses Russia's sprawling history to throw light on contemporary concerns. Smith reveals how the past has created today's Russia and how this past offers hints about its future place in the world-one that reaches beyond crisis and confrontation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark B. Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e is Lecturer of Twentieth-Century European History at the University of Cambridge and is a Fellow of King's College and the Royal Historical Society. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eProperty of Communists\u003c\/em\u003e and the blog \u003cem\u003eBeyond the Kremlin\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.3 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45255855243366,"sku":"9780190886059","price":43.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Qjd6VER5UDhYa2hYMTF0dTNFYzdSZz09.webp?v=1773679829","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-russia-anxiety-and-how-history-can-resolve-it-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}