It was always presumptuous to expect Russia, an ancient nation-state and proud empire of distinct culture with a tradition of autocracy, to become an Anglo-American democracy overnight - just as it is naive to expect it in other parts of the world.
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"It was always presumptuous to expect Russia, an ancient nation-state and proud empire of distinct culture with a tradition of autocracy, to become an Anglo-American democracy overnight - just as it is naive to expect it in other parts of the world." — Simon Sebag Montefiore #politicsgovernment
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It was always presumptuous to expect Russia, an ancient nation-state and proud empire of distinct culture with a tradition of autocracy, to become an Anglo-American democracy overnight - just as it is naive to expect it in other parts of the world. — Simon Sebag Montefiore
About Simon Sebag Montefiore
Simon Sebag Montefiore was a Historian from United Kingdom (1965–present).
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This quote is attributed to Simon Sebag Montefiore, a Historian from United Kingdom.
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Simon Sebag Montefiore lived from 1965 – present.
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