China & Russia: Four Centuries of Conflict and Concord

China & Russia: Four Centuries of Conflict and ConcordA compelling, expansive history of the relationship between China and Russia, from the seventeenth century to the present. Russia and China, the largest and most populous countries in the world, respectively, have maintained a delicate relationship for four centuries. In addition to a 4,000 kilometre border, they have periodically shared a common outlook on political and economic affairs. But they are, in essence, profoundly different polities and

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and ultimately shows us how contemporary art can be seen as part of a continuum or lineage

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