Book: The West - Russia: a Millennial war. History of Russophobia from Charlemagne to the Ukrainian crisis

In Russia, as in China, the absence of government means chaos, anarchy, famine, civil war, enemy invasion. The state albeit imperfect, let the thieves and violent - is better than no state at all, because it would mean the end of Russia. For liberal Western societies, the absence of the state - a dream. For Russia - a nightmare.