Russian Messianism: Third Rome, Holy Revolution, Communism and After (Routledge advances in European politics ; 1)

this Is The First Book In English For Half A Century To Examine The Complexities Of Russian Messianism, Both As A Whole And In Its Interaction With Communism. Peter Duncan Considers Its Orthodox Roots And Focuses On Russia's Geopolitical Experience And Situation To Explain The Endurance Of This Phenomenon. "This is the First Book in English for Half a Century to Analyse the Complexities of Russian Messianism as a Whole and its Interaction with Communism. Peter Duncan Considers the Orthodox Roots of Messianism and Also Focuses on Russia's Geopolitical Experience and Situation to Explain its Endurance. This Unique Work Will be of Great Interest to those Engaged in Politics and Russian Studies, as well as Professionals Dealing with Russia."--Jacket