Lexington Books
Pages: 198
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Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-7936-0238-1 • Hardback • November 2019 • $90.00 • (£60.00)
978-1-7936-0239-8 • eBook • November 2019 • $85.50 • (£60.00)
Peter Eltsovis assistant professor of international security affairs at National Defense University.
Chapter 1. Mother Russia, the Czardom
Chapter 2. Mother Russia, the Messiah
Chapter 3. Mother Russia, the Empire
Chapter 4. Mother Russia, the Primordial
Chapter 5. Mother Russia, the Savior
Chapter 6. Mother Russia, the Sacred
Chapter 7. Mother Russia, a Holy Fool
Chapter 8. Mother Russia, Noah’s Ark
“This important study of Russian cultural identity explains its exceptionalism and expansionism which make it profoundly different from the West in order to advocate a patient and realistic policy towards Moscow.”
— Konrad H. Jarausch, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“While eschewing the sort of essentialism evident in so much writing about Russia, even Kennan’s famous 1946 Long Telegram, Peter Eltsov nonetheless catalogues essential Russian themes. Through the extremes of near catastrophe and divine victory, to orthodox autocracy and the holy fool, he weaves a historical and contemporary analysis that is of value for any observer of Russia.”
— Matthew Rojansky, The Wilson Center
Peter Eltsov’s The Long Telegram 2.0 is a highly original book. His deep immersion in Russian and American culture allows him to look at the Putin regime anew from both a Russian and Western point of view, concluding that unless U.S. policy changes dramatically the autocratic nature of the Russian regime will only get worse. Eltsov also argues that Russia could even eventually break up. Both imaginative engagement and a much more constructive new policy of containment are needed to deal with Russia. This is a highly readable and thought-provoking book, and should be required reading for decision-makers in West and East."
— Klaus Larres, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill