About the book: 2011 / The book by the famous writer, publicist and public figure S. G. Kara-Murza is dedicated to the current topic of relations between the West and Russia. The author outlined the purpose and meaning of his research as follows: “The topic of Russia and the West has now become urgently necessary for us to understand what is happening to us, what historical choices and challenges we face and what are the options for our possible future as a country and people. It is in our interests to understand what they are going to do on Russian soil, where we should “return”, and what patterns they will use to remake our cultural type.” Book by S.G. Kara-Murza contains an in-depth analysis of all these problems, it provides many facts from modern political life and makes a reasonable forecast of the future paths of development of Russia.