Fortress Russia – Conspiracy Theories in Post–Soviet Russia Yablokov Hardback

Fortress RussiaConspiracy Theories in the Post-Soviet World\nAuthor(s): Ilya Yablokov\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Polity Press\nISBN-13: 9781509522651, 978-1509522651\nSynopsis\nAllegations of Russian conspiracies meddling in the affairs of Western countries have been a persistent feature of Western politics since the Cold War allegations of Russian interference in the US presidential election are only the most recent in a long series of conspiracy allegations that mark the history of the twentieth century. But Russian politics is rife with conspiracies about the West too. Everything bad that happens in Russia is traced back by some to an anti-Russian plot that is hatched in the West. Even the collapse of the Soviet Union this crucial turning point in world politics that left the USA as the only remaining superpower was, according to some Russian conspiracy theorists, planned and executed by Russias enemies in the West. This boo.