Russian Intellectual and Cultural History from the Ninth to the Twenty-First Century

This book begins with an outline of the geographic setting, and then proceed in chronological order to describe the earliest historical records and the spiritual foundations that shaped and supported Russian though and culture. This book will unravel the riddle, and explicate the mystery and enigma of Russia by showing that it is not an antagonist or an adversary but a civilization whose development followed a different path, but whose system of values still strives for truth and justice.