The Russia AnxietyWe can all treat history with more respect. If we do, we might find that the cure for the Russia Anxiety is within reach Russia is an exceptional country, the biggest in the world. It is both European and exotic, powerful and weak, brilliant and flawed. Why are we so afraid of it? Time and again, we judge Russia by unique standards. We have usually assumed that it possesses higher levels of cunning, malevolence and brutality than other countries. Yet