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Many observers argue that European Union is a new type of Empire. Others believe Russia is recreating its lost Empire. This article brings documented answers to those questions and also presents the author's opinion that Empires are anachronic entities ill-fitted to interact with Nation States of the 21st century.
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Any one interested in the development of the EU and Russia should find useful elements in this article.
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This page is a summary of: Are Empires Striking Back? A Political and Cultural Comparison of the European Union and Russia, Economics and Culture, January 2016, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/jec-2016-0019.
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