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03504aam a2200505 i 4500 001 3A2D98DA475911E7B35354A3DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20170602010157 008 161117t20172017mauab b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2016046732 020 $a 0674972481 020 $a 9780674972483 035 $a (OCoLC)959648773 040 $a MH/DLC $b eng $e rda $c HLS $d DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d OCLCO $d BDX $d OCLCF $d ERASA $d OCLCQ $d HLS $d YDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-ru--- 050 00 $a DK18 $b .C37 2017 082 00 $a 303.6/60947 $2 23 100 1 $a Carleton, Gregory, $e author. 245 10 $a Russia : $b the story of war / $c Gregory Carleton. 264 1 $a Cambridge, Massachusetts : $b The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, $c 2017. 300 $a 288 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 22 cm 520 $a For a millennium Russia's lands have been one of the world's great battlefields. The scope, savagery and frequency of conflict that have ravaged this area are almost unprecedented. The largest armies, the biggest battles, the worst losses of life--all of these superlatives would rightfully, and tragically, point there. This fate has had a profound impact on how Russia sees itself in the world, producing a myth of exceptionalism anchored in war. No other nation, it holds, has sacrificed like Russia, particularly in defeating titans like Napoleon and Hitler. Russia: The Story of War is the first book to explore how this idea has become a cornerstone of national identity for Russia in the modern age. It showcases how for centuries the nation's political and cultural leaders have used this experience to counter its reputation as an insatiable aggressor and help process the trauma of repeated invasions, civil wars and their often colossal body counts. It also demonstrates how Russia's belief in its own exceptionalism can erase the sting of defeat, turn isolation into a virtuous destiny, and elevate the whole of its bloody history into a source of unbroken pride. This book opens a new door on Russia that is essential in order to understand its self-image and worldview--perhaps more so now than ever before. If Russia and the idea of war seem inseparable to us, the same holds true there as well. It's just different. Quite different.-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Pedigree -- A myth comes of age -- The burden of victory -- Halo of blood -- Defeat undone -- Deadliest sin -- War neverending. 650 0 $a Nationalism $z Russia (Federation) 650 0 $a War and society $z Russia (Federation) 650 0 $a Exceptionalism $z Russia (Federation) 650 0 $a National characteristics, Russian. 650 0 $a War $x Mythology $z Russia (Federation) 651 0 $a Russia (Federation) $x History $y 1991- 650 7 $a Exceptionalism. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01748515 650 7 $a National characteristics, Russian. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01033503 650 7 $a Nationalism. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01033832 650 7 $a War and society. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01170447 650 7 $a War $x Mythology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01170355 651 7 $a Russia (Federation) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01262050 648 7 $a Since 1991 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 3 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191213021115.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20170706035054.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20170628011210.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3A2D98DA475911E7B35354A3DAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search