The Russian Catastrophe and Chances to Overcome It

ZUBOV, Andrey. The Russian Catastrophe and Chances to Overcome It. Online. 1., elektronické vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2023, 102 pp. ISBN 978-80-280-0385-2. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.M280-0385-2023.

Basic information

• Original name: The Russian Catastrophe and Chances to Overcome It
• Name in Czech: Ruská katastrofa a možnosti, jak ji překonat
• Name (in English): The Russian Catastrophe and Chances to Overcome It
• Authors: ZUBOV, Andrey.
• Edition: 1., elektronické vydání. Brno, 102 pp. 2023.
• Publisher: Masarykova univerzita

Other information

• Type of outcome: Book on a specialized topic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Publication form: electronic version available online
• WWW: Munishop
• ISBN: 978-80-280-0385-2
• Doi: 10.5817/CZ.MUNI.M280-0385-2023
• Tags: Munipress

Abstract

I was asked to give a series of lectures on Russian history, which I did, uniting them under the general title of the “Reasons for the Russian Catastrophe of the 20th Century and Possibilities to overcome it”. I believed then, as I do now, that it is an essential topic to study in order to try to answer two closely related questions: Why in the twentieth century, after the Bolshevik coup, Russia has been a constant source of aggression? and Is there any hope that Russia can change radically, stop being an aggressor and become a peace-loving democratic nation like the EU and NATO countries? I tried to suggest my answers in the six lectures I gave in Brno between October and November 2022 in English. The university later proposed to publish them as a short book. I agreed with enthusiasm, hoping that my texts would contribute to a better understanding of the tragic fate of my people in past and present centuries, the processes that led to the war, and thus to the building of a more lasting peace once it is over.

Abstract (in Czech)

Andrej Zubov byl v roce 2022 nucen opustit svoji rodnou zemi a přijal pozvání rektora Masarykovy univerzity, aby přednášel v Brně. Soubor jeho přednášek česky souhrnně nazvaný „Ruská katastrofa a možnosti, jak ji překonat“ nyní vychází knižně. Autor skrze studium ruských dějin hledá odpovědi na dvě úzce související otázky: Proč bylo Rusko od bolševického převratu po celé dvacáté století neustálým zdrojem agrese? a Existuje nějaká naděje, že se Rusko radikálně promění, přestane být agresorem a stane se mírumilovným státem, demokratickou zemí, jako země EU a NATO? Profesor Zubov věří, že jeho texty přispějí k lepšímu pochopení tragického osudu jeho lidu v minulých i současných staletích, procesů, které vedly k válce, a tím i k budování trvalejšího míru po jejím skončení.

Abstract (in English)

I was asked to give a series of lectures on Russian history, which I did, uniting them under the general title of the “Reasons for the Russian Catastrophe of the 20th Century and Possibilities to overcome it”. I believed then, as I do now, that it is an essential topic to study in order to try to answer two closely related questions: Why in the twentieth century, after the Bolshevik coup, Russia has been a constant source of aggression? and Is there any hope that Russia can change radically, stop being an aggressor and become a peace-loving democratic nation like the EU and NATO countries? I tried to suggest my answers in the six lectures I gave in Brno between October and November 2022 in English. The university later proposed to publish them as a short book. I agreed with enthusiasm, hoping that my texts would contribute to a better understanding of the tragic fate of my people in past and present centuries, the processes that led to the war, and thus to the building of a more lasting peace once it is over.