re: #33 Anymouse
The Unlikely Origins of Russia’s Manifest Destiny
How an obscure academic and a marginalized philosopher captured the minds of the Kremlin and helped forge the new Russian nationalism.
Do not forget the Doctrine of Russia as the Third Rome: After the fall of Rome and Byzantium, Russia became the defender of the True Christian Faith.
And a Fourth Rome there shall not be.
Because all cool stuff comes in threes, right?