Ztracená země - Příběh moderního Ruska – Scherf Filip (2024)

Why did Russia detach itself from the Western world? The entire Western world has been trying to understand contemporary Russia for at least the last few years. Analysts, commentators, and philosophers repeatedly make a mistake that underlies the current confusion regarding Russian politics, society, and history: they interpret it through the prism of Western values, ideas, and experiences. However, Russian history and the present stand on different foundations, carry different traumas, and have different expectations and hopes. Thus, it often follows a dynamic that is difficult for a Western observer to comprehend. The book The Lost Land corrects this mistake and tells the history of modern Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union from a Russian perspective. It narrates the story of a failed economic transformation, driven by American consultants, which gave rise to oligarchs and resentment towards the West. It presents the story of a former superpower that fell to almost rock bottom until someone promised to restore its greatness and strength — even at the cost of alienation from the democratic world. And it reveals the story of the gradual loss of the country, which few have noticed.