Through the eyes of the Kremlin, the world has seldom seemed a more inhospitable place. Russia faces a tough new administration in Washington, and economic difficulties at home. Her long borders are menaced by a spirit of independence in Poland, a more threatening mood in China and the costly war in Afghanistan. How will Russia's ageing leadership respond? Newsweek tests opinion in Moscow and Washington and asks, has the Red Revolution run out of steam?
Deputy editor PETER KENYATTA Editor PETER IBBOTSON