{"product_id":"russia-myths-and-realities-hardcover","title":"Russia: Myths and Realities - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRodric Braithwaite\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn expert historian and former ambassador to Moscow unlocks fact from fiction to reveal what lies at the root of the Russian story.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChurchill remarked that Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. That has become an excuse for intellectual laziness. Russia is not all that different from anywhere else. But you have to disentangle the facts from the myths created both by the Russians themselves and by those who dislike them.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this dynamic new history, Rodric Braithwaite--Russia expert and former ambassador to Moscow--does exactly that, unpicking fact from fiction to discover what lies at the root of the Russian story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Russia is the largest country in the world, with the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons. Over a thousand years this multifaceted nation of shifting borders has been known as Rus, Muscovy, the Russian Empire, and the Soviet Union. Thirty years ago it was reinvented as the Russian Federation. Like the rest of us, the Russians constantly rewrite their history. They, too, omit episodes of national disgrace in favor of patriotic anecdotes, sometimes more rooted in myth than reality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Russia is not an enigma, but its past is violent, tragic, sometimes glorious, and always complicated.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSir Rodric Braithwaite\u003c\/b\u003e was British Ambassador to Moscow during the crucial end of the Cold War (1988-92). Subsequently he was foreign policy advisor to British Prime Minister John Major. His previous books include the highly praised \u003ci\u003eMoscow 1941 \u003c\/i\u003e(Knopf) and \u003ci\u003eAfgantsy\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford University Press). He lives in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.3 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765948350752,"sku":"9781639362882","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a95b0de962ab73d92a9e7660113b1923.webp?v=1780283333","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/russia-myths-and-realities-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}