very impressive volume ... The book reads well, and what is particularly helpful is that each chapter is supplemented by relevant background information, chronology and a map ... Every student of Russia's foreign policy and the European trend in Russian political philosophy will find this book indispensable.

very impressive volume ... The book reads well, and what is particularly helpful is that each chapter is supplemented by relevant background information, chronology and a map ... Every student of Russia's foreign policy and the European trend in Russian political philosophy will find this book indispensable.

very impressive volume ... The book reads well, and what is particularly helpful is that each chapter is supplemented by relevant background information, chronology and a map ... Every student of Russia's foreign policy and the European trend in Russian political philosophy will find this book indispensable.