The Russians Are Coming, Again

The Russians Are Coming, Again
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Publisher : NYU Press
Total Pages : 240
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ISBN-10 : 9781583676967
ISBN-13 : 1583676961
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis The Russians Are Coming, Again by : Jeremy Kuzmarov

A timely commentary on today's New Cold War between the United States and Russia Karl Marx famously wrote in The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Napoleon that history repeats itself, “first as tragedy, then as farce.” The Cold War waged between the United States and Soviet Union from 1945 until the latter's dissolution in 1991 was a great tragedy, resulting in millions of civilian deaths in proxy wars, and a destructive arms race that diverted money from social spending and nearly led to nuclear annihilation. The New Cold War between the United States and Russia is playing out as farce – a dangerous one at that. The Russians Are Coming, Again is a red flag to restore our historical consciousness about U.S.-Russian relations, and how denying this consciousness is leading to a repetition of past follies. Kuzmarov and Marciano's book is timely and trenchant. The authors argue that the Democrats’ strategy, backed by the corporate media, of demonizing Russia and Putin in order to challenge Trump is not only dangerous, but also, based on the evidence so far, unjustified, misguided, and a major distraction. Grounding their argument in all-but-forgotten U.S.-Russian history, such as the 1918-20 Allied invasion of Soviet Russia, the book delivers a panoramic narrative of the First Cold War, showing it as an all-too-avoidable catastrophe run by the imperatives of class rule and political witch-hunts. The distortion of public memory surrounding the First Cold War has set the groundwork for the New Cold War, which the book explains is a key feature, skewing the nation’s politics yet again. This is an important, necessary book, one that, by including accounts of the wisdom and courage of the First Cold War's victims and dissidents, will inspire a fresh generation of radicals in today's new, dangerously farcical times.

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 237
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ISBN-10 : 9780199923748
ISBN-13 : 0199923744
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! by : Richard M. Fried

This book explores a widely lived yet little remembered facet of America's cultural and political history: the Cold War as experienced at the grassroots level. Here, Fried traces the cresting of modern patriotic observance during World War II and then shows how patriotic and civic activists afterwards labored to recreate a remembered unity and commitment in the tension-filled Cold War era. A variety of national and local entities mounted campaigns "to sell America to the Americans" through "rededication" celebrations like Know Your America Week and Freedom Week. The American Heritage Foundation wheeled out the Freedom Train, which carried seminal documents of the nation's past to railroad depots across the US. Fried revisits the 1950 "Communist invasion" of Mosinee, Wisconsin, when ersatz Stalinists harassed and bullied citizens and the town's eateries served only potato soup and black bread. He also depicts the creation and inauguration of new patriotic events like Loyalty Day and Armed Forces Day. Meticulously researched, this book recreates a colorful, sometimes comical, and always revealing dimension of our history.

The Russians are Coming, Again

The Russians are Coming, Again
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ISBN-10 : 158367697X
ISBN-13 : 9781583676974
Rating : 4/5 (7X Downloads)

Synopsis The Russians are Coming, Again by : Jeremy Kuzmarov

Russia and the Russians

Russia and the Russians
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 776
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ISBN-10 : 0674004736
ISBN-13 : 9780674004733
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis Russia and the Russians by : Geoffrey A. Hosking

Chronicles the history of the Russian Empire from the Mongol Invasion, through the Bolshevik Revolution, to the aftereffects of the Cold War.

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Total Pages : 535
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ISBN-10 : 9780544716247
ISBN-13 : 0544716248
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

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Russia

Russia
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 140
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ISBN-10 : 9781509527700
ISBN-13 : 1509527702
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis Russia by : Dmitri Trenin

Over the past century alone, Russia has lived through great achievements and deepest misery; mass heroism and mass crime; over-blown ambition and near-hopeless despair – always emerging with its sovereignty and its fiercely independent spirit intact. In this book, leading Russia scholar Dmitri Trenin accompanies readers on Russia’s rollercoaster journey from revolution to post-war devastation, perestroika to Putin’s stabilization of post-Communist Russia. Explaining the causes and the meaning of the numerous twists and turns in contemporary Russian history, he offers a vivid insider’s view of a country through one of its most trying and often tragic periods. Today, he cautions, Russia stands at a turning point – politically, economically and socially – its situation strikingly reminiscent of the Russian Empire in its final years. For the Russian Federation to avoid a similar demise, it must learn the lessons of its own history.

Kremlin Winter

Kremlin Winter
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Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Total Pages : 400
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ISBN-10 : 9781509883028
ISBN-13 : 1509883029
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis Kremlin Winter by : Robert Service

In Kremlin Winter, Robert Service, acclaimed biographer of Lenin, Stalin and Trotsky and one of the finest historians of modern Russia, brings his deep understanding of that country to bear on the man who leads it. 'One of our most accomplished, erudite and prolific historians of modern Russia.' – Rodric Braithwaite, New Statesman Vladimir Putin has dominated Russian politics since Boris Yeltsin relinquished the presidency in his favour in May 2000. He served two terms as president, before himself relinquishing the post to his prime minister, Dimitri Medvedev, only to return to presidential power for a third time in 2012. Putin’s rule, whether as president or prime minister, has been marked by a steady increase in domestic repression and international assertiveness. Despite this, there have been signs of liberal growth and Putin – and Russia – now faces a far from certain future. Robert Service reveals a premier who cannot take his supremacy for granted, yet is determined to impose his will not only on his closest associates but on society at large. Kremlin Winter is a riveting insight into power politics as Russia faces a blizzard of difficulties both at home and abroad. 'A masterful portrait of Putin and Russia' – Jack Coleman, Daily Telegraph

What to Do when the Russians Come

What to Do when the Russians Come
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Publisher : Scarborough House
Total Pages : 188
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015008717152
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Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis What to Do when the Russians Come by : Robert Conquest

Russia in Search of Itself

Russia in Search of Itself
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Publisher : Woodrow Wilson Center Press
Total Pages : 252
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ISBN-10 : 9780801879760
ISBN-13 : 0801879760
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis Russia in Search of Itself by : James H. Billington

Billington describes the contentious discussion occurring all over Russia and across the political spectrum. He finds conflicts raging among individuals as much as between organized groups and finds a deep underlying tension between the Russians' attempts to legitimize their new, nominally democratic identity, and their efforts to craft a new version of their old authoritarian tradition. After showing how the problem of Russian identity was framed in the past, Billington asks whether Russians will now look more to the West for a place in the common European home, or to the East for a new, Eurasian identity.

Should We Fear Russia?

Should We Fear Russia?
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 144
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ISBN-10 : 9781509510948
ISBN-13 : 150951094X
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis Should We Fear Russia? by : Dmitri Trenin

Since the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis, there has been much talk of a new Cold War between the West and Russia. Under Putin’s authoritarian leadership, Moscow is widely seen as volatile, belligerent and bent on using military force to get its way. In this incisive analysis, top Russian foreign and security policy analyst Dmitri Trenin explains why the Cold War analogy is misleading. Relations between the West and Russia are certainly bad and dangerous but - he argues - they are bad and dangerous in new ways; crucial differences which make the current rivalry between Russia, the EU and the US all the more fluid and unpredictable. Unpacking the dynamics of this increasingly strained relationship, Trenin makes a compelling case for handling Russia with pragmatism and care rather than simply giving into fear.