Russia’s Changing Identity: In Search of a Role in the 21st Century
Russia’s brand of exceptionalism is not messianic. It is rooted in the isolation of ... ... split within Russia. While its western and southwestern principalities (now Belarus and Ukraine, respectively) lost their independence and were absorbed by the neighboring... ... position as a permanent veto-wielding member of the UN Security Council. In Russian history, the Soviet period stands out for two aberrations resulting from the communist...