Summary of Abraham Ascher's Russia

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The debate between Russia’s Westerners and Slavophiles has been going on for over a century and a half. The Westerners believed that Russia was part of Western European civilization, while the Slavophiles believed that Russia had unique cultural traditions that should not be changed. #2 The history of Russia is extremely complex, and it is difficult to come up with a consensus on many of the country’s past eve