{"id":13893,"date":"2024-10-08T07:21:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T07:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/the-story-of-russia\/"},"modified":"2024-10-08T07:21:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T07:21:29","slug":"the-story-of-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/the-story-of-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story of Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\nPrice: <span style=\"color:#b12704\">$0.99<\/span><br \/><i><small>(as of Oct 08, 2024 07:21:29 UTC &#8211; <span class=\"wp_automatic_amazon_disclaimer\" title=\"Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.\">Details<\/span>)<\/small><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amazon.com\/dp\/B0B2KQVBCL?tag=musadiqhus0f2-20\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/valvepress.s3.amazonaws.com\/imgs\/buy_now.png\"><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>From \u201cthe great storyteller of Russian history\u201d, a brilliantly colored account of the myths that have shaped and reshaped Russia\u2019s identity and politics from its founding<\/p>\n<p>Who were the Rus, the ancient tribe from which the Russians trace their origins? Were they Baltic Slavs, hailing from within the territory that would become Russia? Or were they Vikings from Scandinavia, who came in from the outside to organize chaotic warring groups? Russians initially embraced the former theory, following a surge in nationalist sentiment, but autocrats, including Catherine the Great, came to trumpet the latter, which supported the notion that the Russian people are incapable of self-governance. Both sides were using history to create myths, narratives of national identity that could be deployed for their own political ends.<\/p>\n<p>The Story of Russia is about how the Russians defined themselves\u2015and repeatedly reinvented such definitions along the way. Moving from Russia\u2019s agrarian beginnings in the first millennium to subsequent periods of monarchy, totalitarianism, and perestroika, all the way up to Vladimir Putin and his use of myths of Russian history to bolster his regime, celebrated historian Orlando Figes examines the ideas that have guided the country\u2019s actions: the need for autocracy to rule Russia\u2019s vast land; the veneration of the \u201cHoly Tsar\u201d and the cult of the leader; the belief in an essentially Russian collectivist spirit; and the oscillation between Russia\u2019s European and Eurasian character.<\/p>\n<p>With beautiful writing and alluring perspectives, The Story of Russia is as much about the myths and ideologies that have shaped Russian history\u2015about the ways the Russians have interpreted their past\u2015as it is about the events, institutions, social groups, and leaders that have made that history. And as modern Russia retreats from Europe, this authoritative account of Russia\u2019s past might well elucidate its future.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"product-summary\" data-hook=\"cr-insights-widget-summary\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-none\">\n<div class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-spacing-top-medium\">\n<h3 class=\"a-size-base-plus a-color-base a-text-bold\">Customers say<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"a-spacing-small\"><span>Customers find the book intelligent, talented, and timely. They describe it as an excellent read that helps put Russia today in perspective. 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