How Russia Was Betrayed

Why is Russia lonely in today’s political arena? Why is it always, regardless of the social system and the form of government, accused of something? How should our country conduct its policy in such a situation? Nikolay Starikov, the author of bestsellers “The Liquidation of Russia,” “Who Made Hitler Attack Stalin?,” “Crisis. How It’s Done,” “Cherchez la нефть,” convincingly argues that political alliances have had a disastrous impact on our history. At least for 300 years—ever since the Romanov dynasty stood at the helm of the Russian state. It was so under Kerensky’s government and in the Civil War internecine conflict, when the countries of the Entente, pretending to help the Whites, in fact betrayed them. It was also so during the terrible war with German fascism—grown specially in an English “test tube” for the destruction of our state. In response to betrayal, Russia kept fighting and helping, rescuing and creating—paying for these “gifts” with the blood of its sons. Isn’t it time to break this vicious circle? After all, Russia has no friends not because we are backward and poor—but because we are big and strong. And China also has no allies…