| Description |
ix, 357 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 334-343) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Separate ways -- Not with a bang -- Zlost' -- Broken promises? -- NATO's final solution? -- The Great Patriot War; chosen glory and historical truth -- Versailles, Weimar, and Russophobia -- Shared past, divergent presents -- Memory wars -- Euromaiden and the president's fears of revolution -- Crimea and territorial memory -- Donbas-Kyiv and Moscow's problem child -- The Putin paradox and the hollow regime -- Holy war -- Countdown to conflict -- Resistance, denial, and disinformation -- A crisis of liberal democracy -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
An original and informative look at Russia's thousand-year past, tracing the forces and the myths that have shaped Putin's politics. |
| Subject |
Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-
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Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government.
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Russia (Federation) -- History.
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| Added Author |
Sixsmith, Daniel, author.
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| ISBN |
9781399409865 (hardcover) |
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1399409867 (hardcover) |
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9781399409872 (trade paperback) |
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1399409875 (trade paperback) |
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