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IGOR MAXIMYCHEV, Doctor of Science (History), chief research associate of the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, has written a book that has been published in the German language in Germany recently and has a title translating as To Understand Russia: What Moscow Really Thinks of Germany and Where New Confidence Can Come From* The publication of Russian scholarly books in foreign languages is hardly a rarity these days. However, works on political science, history and other social sciences account for too small a share of them to match the role one expects Russia to play in international scholarly discourse, in shaping European and global public opinion, and in supporting Russian diplomacy. Conferences and discussions are important formats for the statement of views, but books, both print and electronic, indisputably hold a special place.
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