David Marples looks back at the Soviet century and examines the relationship between the Communist state and the Russian national idea. He concludes that ultimately, it was the ideal of the motherland that brought about the end of communism in Russia.
David R. Marples, Veronica Laputska, University of Alberta) R. Marples, David (Distinguished University Professor of History, Distinguished University Professor of History, Polish Academy of Sciences) Laputska, Veronica (PhD Candidate at the Graduate School for Social Research, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology,, PhD Candidate at the Graduate School for Social Research, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology,