Russia and Western Civilization

This volume introduces readers to an age-old question that has perplexed both Russians and Westerners: is Russia the eastern flank of Europe or the heartland of another civilization? In exploring this, the authors present a survey of cultural, religious, political and economic developments.

Russell Bova

Introduction; I: Historical and Cultural Foundations; 1: The Russian Idea and the West; 2: Russian Orthodoxy and Western Christianity; 3: The Russian Revolutions; II: Literature and the Arts; 4: Russian Writing/Writing Russia; 5: Russian Art in Search of Identity; 6: An Introduction to Russian Music; III: Perspectives on the Future; 7: Democracy and Russian Political Culture; 8: Russian Business; 9: Youth and Popular Culture