books.google.com - The Soviet Union crumbles and Russia rises from the rubble, once again the great nation--a perfect scenario, but for one point: Russia was never a nation. And this, says the eminent historian Geoffrey Hosking, is at the heart of the Russians' dilemma today, as they grapple with the rudiments of nationhood....http://books.google.com/books/about/Russia.html?id=IJRlCuCJmKYC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareRussia
