Russia’s Changing Identity: In Search of a Role in the 21st Century
Russia’s brand of exceptionalism is not messianic. It is rooted ... ... While its western and southwestern principalities (now Belarus and Ukraine, respectively) lost their independence and were absorbed ... ... assault of Nazi Germany. Victory in World War II transformed the USSR into a world superpower, with a powerful nuclear-armed military,... ... permanent veto-wielding member of the UN Security Council. In Russian history, the Soviet period stands out for two aberrations resulting ...
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