About the book: 2010 / “It is well known” that Russia has always strived for world domination. The myth of the “Russian threat” is very old and persistent. Without it, perhaps, the rest of the myths do not make much sense. Why is Russia always ready and willing to fight? Why is she a threat? But because it is undemocratic, backward and poor. Undemocraticism is the root cause of aggression towards others; the Russian bear suffers from an inferiority complex, which he also tries to compensate for with aggressiveness. In our series we look at this set of myths. It is very important for us to understand where they came from, who needs them and why. Here, let's say, the myth about the “Russian threat”»…