Article: Russia and Western Civilization: Cultural and Historical Encounters.(Book review)

Russia and Western Civilization: Cultural and Historical Encounters. Ed. by RUSSELL BOVA. Armonk, NY, and London: Sharpe. 2003. xiv+378 pp. 60.50 [pounds sterling] (pbk 21.95 [pounds sterling]). ISBN 0-7656-0976-2 (pbk 0-7656-0977-0).

This volume is a coursebook conceived and executed, for the most part, by staff at Dickinson College, Pennsylvania, for use with students as an 'interdisciplinary introduction to Russia' (p. xi). It is designed to provide broad coverage of Russian history and culture while exploring the theme of the relationship of Russia to 'Western civilization'. Its pedagogical purpose is served by the inclusion in each chapter of a list of ...

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