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Why Russia Is Not America
''Why Russia is not America'' (russian: Почему Россия не Америка) is a book by Andrei Parshev, a Russian writer and former colonel of the Russian Federal Border Service. It was published in 1999. The work is dedicated to proving that due to the peculiarities of Russia (harsh climate and long distances), the applied liberal model of market reforms is unsuitable for the country, and their continuation will lead to the extinction of a significant part of the population and the collapse of the country. According to Parshev, he wanted to name his work “The book for those who stay here”, but the publisher insisted on the current title. The authors of the book ''The Siberian Curse ''The Siberian Curse: How Communist Planners Left Russia Out in the Cold'' is a book written by Fiona Hill (presidential advisor), Fiona Hill and Clifford G. Gaddy, two political scientists and fellows of the Brookings Institution in 2003. In the ...'' Fiona Hill and Clifford G. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Parshev
Andrei Petrovich Parshev (russian: Андре́й Петро́вич Па́ршев; born 16 February 1955 in Moscow) is a Russian political writer. His best known book, ''Why Russia is not America'', sets forth his climate-based theory of Russian economic problems. He also wrote ''Why America is Attacking'', arguing that military control over oil-producing countries is essential for the survival of the American economy. Parshev graduated from the Bauman Moscow State Technical University in electrical engineering in 1978. He subsequently worked as engineer and lecturer in the border guards detachment of the KGB, now known as Border Guard Service of Russia and rose to the rank of colonel. Political and economic views Parshev is known for arguing that an economic system based on liberal capitalism is unsuited for Russia because, as he claims, the harsh Russian climate makes the Russian economy inherently uncompetitive with other nations (e.g. with low temperatures high heating costs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |