The invention of Russia : the journey from Gorbachev's freedom to Putin's war
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The invention of Russia : the journey from Gorbachev's freedom to Putin's war
Atlantic Books, 2016
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Includes bibliographical references and index
"First published in hardback in Great Britain in 2015 by Atlantic Books. This dition first published in paperback in Great Britain in 2016 by Atlantic Books"--T.p. verso
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The definitive and award-winning history of Vladimir Putin's rise to power following the collapse of the Soviet Union, by The Economist's Russia editor.
'Fast-paced and excellently written' New York Times
'A real insiders' story of Russia's post-Soviet "counter-revolution" - an important and timely book.' Anne Applebaum
WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE
How did a country that embraced freedom over twenty-five years ago end up as an autocratic police state bent once again on confrontation with the West? In this Orwell Prize-winning book, Arkady Ostrovsky reaches back to the darkest days of the Cold War to tell the story of Russia's stealthy and largely unchronicled post-Soviet transformation.
Ostrovsky's knowledge of many of the key players allows him to explain the rise of Vladimir Putin and to reveal how he pioneered a new form of demagogic populism. In a new preface he examines Putin's influence on the US election and explores how his methods - weaponizing the media and serving up fake news - came to enter Western politics.
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