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From the end of the Mongol Empire to today, Russian history is a tale of cultural, political, economic and military interaction with Western powers. The depth of this relationship has created a geopolitical dilemma: Russia has persistently been both attracted to and at odds with Western ideas and technological development, which have tended to threaten Russia's sense of identity and create destabilizing divisions within society.
Simultaneously, deepening involvement in Western international affairs brought meddling in Russian domestic politics and military invasion. This book examines how the centuries-old Western threat has shaped Russia's political and strategic structures, creating a culture of security rooted in vigilance against Western influence and interference.
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction. Aspiring to Foes: Russia's "Constitutive Other" and Security-Vigilance Norm
Cycle I: 1505-1620s
Chapter 1. From Religious to Political Others: Muscovite Russia's First Western Encounters
Chapter 2. The Smuta and the Birth of Russia's Security Norm
Cycle II: 1630-1825
Chapter 3. From Smuta to Early Enlightenment and Schism
Chapter 4. Peter the Great and the Great Dislocation
Chapter 5. Europeanization and Dislocation in the 18th Century
Chapter 6. Russia's Security Dilemma Manifest
Cycle III: 1826-1922
Chapter 7. Cursed Solutions: Reactionary Reconstitution and Reformist Displacement
Chapter 8. Devils: West and East
Chapter 9. The Whirlwind: Russian February-German October
Cycle IV: 1922-2008
Chapter 10. The Devils in Power: The Rise and Fall of Soviet Vigilantism
Chapter 11. From "Common European Home" to the Eurasian Alternative
Conclusion. The Russian Dilemma and Security Norm
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
