Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban walk during their meeting in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on Jan. 14, 2014. Nationalist Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban perceives prevailing winds as “blowing from the East” and sees in Russia an ideal political model for his concept of an “illiberal state.”AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Sergei Guneyev, Presidential Press Service
For decades, Europeans have been able to enjoy glorious autumns without fearing Panzers rumbling along Avenue des Champs-Elysées, Soviet conquerors messing with their art festivals, or overfed, oversexed Americans pawing their women and corrupting their morals with Hershey bars.
Marvin Folkertsma
Author
Marvin Folkertsma is a retired professor from Grove City College. He is the author of several books, including Ideology and Leadership, Agony of Survival, Criminal Intent, and The Thirteenth Commandment. Agony of Survival was an alternate selection of the Jewish Book Club and nominated for the National Jewish Book Award. He also is a frequent contributor of op-eds that have appeared in news publications throughout the country. His interests are wide-ranging and include American political institutions, political thought, literature, and American studies generally.
