Name: The Man Who Knew Russia. Richard Pipes, Humanist and Cold Warrior
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Author: Jonathan Daly
ISBN: 9781503645714

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The Man Who Knew Russia. Richard Pipes, Humanist and Cold Warrior

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Stanford University Press

Author

Jonathan Daly

Collection

Stanford–Hoover Series on Authoritarianism

Year

2026

Pages

440

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

22.90 x 15.20 cm

ISBN13

9781503645714

The Man Who Knew Russia. Richard Pipes, Humanist and Cold Warrior

Jonathan Daly (Author) · Stanford University Press · Hardcover

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Synopsis "The Man Who Knew Russia. Richard Pipes, Humanist and Cold Warrior"

Richard Pipes was a longtime Harvard University professor, historian of Imperial and Soviet Russia, and influential Soviet expert during the Cold War. A towering figure in his field, Pipes produced work that shaped the study of Russian and Soviet history, and he influenced U.S. foreign policy as a public intellectual and political advisor, including as a member of the National Security Council during the Reagan administration. At the same time, Pipes was a controversial figure; his tendency to swim against the intellectual tide and challenge consensus views alienated some colleagues and angered others. In this biography, Daly cuts through the controversy surrounding Pipes to present a nuanced portrait of his life, thinking, and the philosophical and ethical principles that underpinned his work. Placing Pipes' scholarship and political career in the context of Russian studies, U.S.-Soviet relations, and the Cold War, Daly elucidates Pipes' impact, and argues that his broad learning, keen historical judgment, and humanistic approach permitted him to attain a deep understanding of Russia's historical and contemporary development that continues to resonate today.