Review by Choice Review
MacKenzie's volume is interesting because of its promise of a modern reinterpretation of the historically important Russian-Serbian relationship--including its renewal in the post-1991 reality. It is disappointing, however, because only about 25 percent of the book is devoted to the direct relationship of these two groups, although that relationship admittedly serves as a recurrent subtheme throughout the rest of the work. Perhaps the most disappointing aspect is MacKenzie's abbreviated treatment (two-and-a-half pages) of 1991-95 Russian-Serbian relations. Organizationally, the book is divided into four distinct parts, with the introductory essay of part 1 and all of part 3 devoted to the Russo-Serb connection and the remainder focused specifically on Serbian historical topics. The final problematic aspect, common to all collections, is that the volume tends toward eclecticism and unevenness because some articles are more accessible than others. These cavils aside, the essays are universally well written and informative, appropriate summations of the author's many years of research, writing, and thinking on the destiny of these two states. All levels. G. E. Snow; Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
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