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    Russia: The Story of War
    Russia: The Story of War
    Russia: The Story of War
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    Russia: The Story of War

    Written by Gregory Carleton

    Narrated by James Cameron Stewart

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    No nation is a stranger to war, but for Russians war is a central part of who they are. Their "motherland" has been the battlefield where some of the largest armies have clashed, the most savage battles have been fought, the highest death tolls paid. Having prevailed over Mongol hordes and vanquished Napoleon and Hitler, many Russians believe no other nation has sacrificed so much for the world. In Russia: The Story of War Gregory Carleton explores how this belief has produced a myth of exceptionalism that pervades Russian culture and politics and has helped forge a national identity rooted in war.

    While outsiders view Russia as an aggressor, Russians themselves see a country surrounded by enemies. Time and again, history has called upon Russia to play the savior-of Europe, of Christianity, of civilization itself-and its victories have come at immense cost. In this telling, even defeats lose their sting. Isolation becomes a virtuous destiny and the whole of its bloody history a point of pride.

    War is the unifying thread of Russia's national epic, one that transcends its wrenching ideological transformations. As Putin's Russia asserts itself in ever bolder ways, knowing how the story of its war-torn past shapes the present is essential to understanding its self-image and worldview.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateJun 14, 2017
    ISBN9781541476097

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    • 5/5
      It really gives a great perspective on where Russia is coming from and why they take certain actions that don’t make sense to others. It also makes you have sympathy for the Russian people and what they have gone through. You can definitely disagree with the Russian government actions and still enjoy this book. It will teach a history that you very likely never learned in school

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    • 5/5
      Gripping and enlightening. I really enjoyed listening to this book.