The Invention of Russia - The Journey from Gorbachev's Freedom to Putin's War

WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE 2016

REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION

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.

About the author

Arkady Ostrovsky

Summary

The timely and gripping story of Russia since the collapse of Communism, by The Economist's Russia editor. Perfect for readers of Putin's People and Nothing Is True, and Everything Is Possible.

Foreword

The timely and gripping story of Russia since the collapse of Communism, by The Economist's Moscow bureau chief.

Report

Ostrovsky has written a real insiders' story of Russia's post-Soviet "counter-revolution" - an important and timely book. Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gulag and Iron Curtain

Product details

• Authors: Arkad Ostrovsky, Arkady Ostrovsky, Ostrovsky Arkady
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.06.2016
• EAN: 9780857891600
• ISBN: 978-0-85789-160-0
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 376 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; Ethnic Studies, Eastern Europe, Russia, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: general, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Former Soviet Union, Politics & government, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Politics and government, General and world history, c 1990 to c 1999, Biography: historical, political and military, USSR, Soviet Union, Political leaders and leadership