The rhetorical rise and demise of "democracy" in Russian political discourse. volume 1, The path from disaster toward Russian "democracy" / [edited by] David Cratis Williams, Marilyn J. Young, and Michael K. Launer.

"The essays in this book examine the arguments and rhetoric used by the United States and the USSR following two catastrophes that impacted both countries, as blame is cast and consequences are debated. In this environment, it was perhaps inevitable that conspiracy theories would arise, especia...

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