"An 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. Looking at politics, religion, economics, and culture, Snow uncovers the deep roots of the two nations' alignment"--Publisher's description.

Worlds in collision --The great equilibrium -- The Tsarist supremacy -- Lighthouse of the mind's sea -- Strategy is king -- Rebellion -- Confrontation -- Equilibrium restored?