Understanding Russia

by Brian May

The exceptionally wide gulf between rulers and ruled that characterises Russia was created when the Vikings conquered the Slavs in the ninth century. This was consolidated when an elite of Viking descent forced Orthodox baptism on the Slavs, and later imposed Byzantine ideology. In its attempt to foster its own political and economic models in Russia the West committed a blunder. A study of opinion polls found that Russians now want a blend of tsarism, communism and Stalinism. Understanding Russia Part One: Vikings and Despots Part Two: Revolution, Regression, Putin's Burden, Western Blunder

572 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

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Brian May : Queen guitarist and author of multiple other works
Brian T. May : Professor of Literature writing on postcolonialism & E.M. Forster
Brian Albert May : Power on the Land: Agricultural Engineering
Brian Andrew May : Plastic Sunrise
Brian G. May : The Virtual State: A Rising Force in Global Politics
Brian H. May : Evidence-based Clinical Chinese Medicine series
Brian J. May : Medea
Brianna May : Poems About Life From a Teenage Mind
Brianna May Mello : McGonagall's Morning Musings