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T
he events of 2022—the beginning of Russia’s special military
operation in Ukraine and the subsequent economic war of the
“collective West” against Russia—have aroused speculations
that the St. Petersburg period of Russian history is over. According to
renowned political scientist Dmitry Trenin, “in fact, the point at issue
is the renunciation of part of Peter the Great’s legacy—three hundred
years of Russia positioning itself not only as a great European power
and an integral part of the balance of power on the continent, but also
as an integral part of pan-European civilization” (2022, p. 3). Russia is
secluding itself on an “island” and turning towards Asia.
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