Publisher's Synopsis
This work provides an approach towards understanding recent and current events in Eastern Europe. It presents arguments for the importance of culture in its most essential form - a particular group of people's basic perception of reality - as the continuous driving force underlying human actions. It is the interplay among various cultures over time that forms the determining factors that shape human development.;The author describes the cultural complexities of Eastern Europe and Russia, giving the reader insignt into how the region's inhabitants perceive their histories.
