Why the Russians Are Turning Away From Their Historical Mission

Unlike the russians, the americans have always entertained a more optimistic outlook on life. It was the jewish philosopher beruk spinoza who once remarked that we must love god without ever expecting him to love us in return. The state is constantly urging the russian people to treat opposition to all things western as constitutive of their own identity. If i had time, i could write at length about other valorizations of history.