Return to the island of Russia. Tsymbursky V.

Valim Leonidovich Tsymbursky (1957-2009)-Soviet and Russian researcher of geopolitics, historian and political scientist. The main task of Tsymbursky was to reconsider the traditional ideas about Russia as part of Europe. Such a perception that arose as a result of a civilizational choice in the 18th century is false, according to Tsymbursky, it entails constant attempts to intervene in the European space in a political and military manner, and Russia is rejected by Europe.

when at the end of the XX -The beginning of the 21st century, Russia deprived itself of control over the border territories, this became an expression of a deep desire for isolationism, not recognized by either Russian liberals or nationalists. The concept of “island Russia”, developed by Tsymbursky, has become a kind of manifesto of Russian isolationism, refusing to participate in European affairs as a European subject.

The book provides the most significant works in L. Tsymbursky, dedicated to this topic.