Russia to Have Amazing Naval Resurgence? Or is the Russian Naval Brass Channeling Dostoevsky's Characters?

Recent statements by Russia’s naval top brass concerning highly ambitious plans to develop sixth-generation warfare capabilities at sea and to shortly introduce another Borey-class submarine run contrary to the long-term narrative of decline in Russian naval power. The author recalls asking a leading specialist on the Russian Navy what materials may be consulted to better understand this aspect of the country’s military, to which came the reply “read Dostoevsky!” Indeed, the works of the 19th century Russian literary giant Fyodor Dostoevsky contain ample amounts of dreaming on the part of his characters; but the level of fictional dreaming inherent in Russian naval development policy never ceases to break new ground.

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