Despite changes in the international constellation since Russia and
Germany initially appeared in 1965, the relationship between these
two nations remains the most important single issue in European
politics and East-West affairs. This study of what Russians and
Germans have thought of each other and the fateful consequences of
their interacting ideas is of lasting significance.The fact that
Russia and Germany have embodied extreme manifestations of the
totalitarian plague in the twentieth century. After briefly
exploring the historical origins of Russophobia in Germany and of
anti-Germanism in Russia, Laqueur reviews in detail the
confrontation of Nazism and Bolshevism that culminated in World War
II. He deals with the Russian origins of National Socialism and the
ideology of the Russian far right from the days of the "Black
Hundred" to its recent revival.This edition includes a major new
introduction by the author, reviewing developments in the
relationship between Russia and Germany in the last 25 years, and
speculating about its future. Long out of print, Russia and Germany
will be again welcomed by political scientists, students of
international relations, and all those with an interest in recent
history and current events.
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