"I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest."Russia observers love to trot out Churchill's famous quote. In fact, people love to use this quote in all sorts of other contexts--to apply to pretty much anything that is difficult to comprehend.Churchill, however, made this statement in a radio address on October 1, 1939, and was referring to Soviet intentions in adopting the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, the terms of under which the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany divided up...

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