ABSTRACT
The Soviet response to global problems has been multifaceted and often contradictory as narrow dogmatism encounters the demands of life itself. On each level of globalistic theory and practice there has been a tug-of-war between forces seeking international solutions to global problems and those militating for a Fortress Russia inversion. These forces arise from a crucible of Russian history and the legacy of communism fired by the challenges and opportunities of the environment at home and abroad. On balance, narrow dogmatism in recent decades has fought a losing battle against internationalizing praxis.
