Fortress Russia: Conspiracy Theories in Post-Soviet Russia Yablokov Ilya Paperback
Fortress Russia: Conspiracy Theories in Post-Soviet Russia Yablokov Ilya Paperback Allegations of Russian conspiracies meddling in the affairs of Western countries have been a persistent feature of…
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Fortress Russia: Conspiracy Theories in Post-Soviet Russia Yablokov Ilya Paperback
Allegations of Russian conspiracies meddling in the affairs of Western countries have been a persistent feature of Western politics since the Cold War - allegations of Russian interference in the US presidential election are only the most recent in a long series of conspiracy allegations that mark the history of the twentieth century. Everything bad that happens in Russia is traced back by some to an anti-Russian plot that is hatched in the West. But Russian politics is rife with conspiracies about the West too.
It examines why these conspiracy Even the collapse of the Soviet Union - this crucial turning point in world politics that left the USA as the only remaining superpower - was, according to some Russian conspiracy theorists, planned and executed by Russia's enemies in the West.This book is the first-ever study of Russian conspiracy theories in the post-Soviet period.