The Russian Myth

This book is not just a history lesson; it is a radical re-evaluation of the entire Muscovite chronology. Oleh Cheslavskyi reveals the 800-year history of Moscow not as a sovereign state or a unique civilization, but as a massive parasitic intermediary corporation acting between its colonies and global hegemons.
Drawing on Giovanni Arrighi’s theory of systemic cycles of capital accumulation, the author demonstrates that every "tectonic" shift in Moscow’s history—from the Golden Horde to the present day—correlates with a change in global hegemony (Horde → Venice → Britain → USA). Moscow was never a true political subject; it was merely an instrument for plundering Novgorod, Kazan, Siberia, and Ukraine.
"The Russian Myth" explains why the collapse of this 800-year-old system is finally inevitable and how Ukraine has become the catalyst for irreversible decolonization. This is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the true nature of power in Eastern Europe and the final hours of a historical myth.