BOOKS
The Invention of Russia
The Journey from Gorbachev's Freedom to Putin's War
Arkady OstrovskyRRP: £10.99
2 June 2016
Published by Atlantic Books
ISBN: 9780857891600
RRP: £20.00
17 September 2015
Published by Atlantic Books
ISBN: 9780857891587
RRP: £9.99
17 September 2015
Published by Atlantic Books
ISBN: 9781782397410
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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