The Russian winter of discontent
Posted by seumasach on February 9, 2012
Yong Kwon
10th February, 2012
The Eurasian steppes historically represented a serious security dilemma for Russia’s rulers; without natural barriers to hinder the advance of invaders, the flat Russian borderlands proved nearly impossible to defend using pre-modern means. In the post-Soviet era, the new Russian Federation no longer needs to fear steppe horsemen or Western European troops marching towards Moscow, but controlling the Eurasian landmass still represents a major administrative challenge.
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