A friend told me that there is an old Yiddish saying that translates to, "Never wish for a new Tzar". I am interested to know if and how he defines the boundaries of "Russia" (not always the vast entity Putin would have us believe it was). One of the Max Weberish questions that is still unanswered is whether the cultures of all countries are as predisposed to democracy as many in the West have thought.
A friend told me that there is an old Yiddish saying that translates to, "Never wish for a new Tzar". I am interested to know if and how he defines the boundaries of "Russia" (not always the vast entity Putin would have us believe it was). One of the Max Weberish questions that is still unanswered is whether the cultures of all countries are as predisposed to democracy as many in the West have thought.