Listening to Russia - The Russia audio book

Even if we are washed in seven waters, our Russian essence remains! What makes it - the Russian soul, which the poet Ivan Turgenev describes not without pride? Is it the Orthodox faith, patriotism, deep love for one's own culture, for the composers, painters and poets who have always been moral leaders and prophets for the people? Do Russians see themselves as Europeans or Asians? Where do they get their unshakable will to survive, their hope - beyond all wars, crises and catastrophes? Slavist and ARD radio journalist Antje Hinz approaches the roots of Russian culture: starting with the founding myth of Kievan Rus, the Christianization of Russia and the fruitful influences from Byzantium, through the years of Tataro-Mongolian foreign rule and the dynasty of the Romanov tsars, to the dawn of the Russian Avan.