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russian, many, soviet, current and western. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
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- This product had a total of 80 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 10 2019.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Moreover he is the product of a mixed marriage his american father was a correspondent and wellknown author about all things russian his russian mother first met his father while he was on an official trip in the khrushchev era
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One point feifer makes abundantly clear russians do not see themselves as simply another western nation
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Feifer believes it is a mistake for westerners to think of russians as westernerswanttobes
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It would be wiser for westerners to realize that most russians do not wish their country to become another westernstyle representative democracy with a welldefined legal system that separates and divides power
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It also highlights the continued misunderstanding between the west and russia
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This readable account is an engaging course in russian history
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
While a bit heavy on personal stories past and present feifers portrait of russia is perhaps more accurate than even the us state department might care to admit
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
From a western perspective it is all a bit sad but we must fundamentally understand the web of events people politics and culture that makes this country tick