Description
| Product ID: | 9781529427783 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | My Russia: War or Peace? |
| Authors: | Author: Mikhail Shishkin, Gesche Ipsen |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | Literary essays, Literary essays, History, Politics and government, History, Politics & government, Russia |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A passionate, eye-opening account of a state entangled in a complex and bloody past, as well as a love letter to a conflicted country. In his timely new book, Mikhail Shishkin, argues that Russia is not a 'riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma': we just don't know enough about it. So what is the real story behind Putin's autocratic regime and its invasion of Ukraine? In My Russia: War or Peace? Shishkin traces the roots of Russia's problems, from the 'Kievan Rus' via the Grand Duchy of Moscow, empire, revolution and Cold War, to the now thirty-year-old Russian Federation. He explores the uneasy relationship between state and citizens, explains Russian attitudes to people's rights and democracy, and proposes that there are really two Russian peoples: the disillusioned and disaffected, who suffer from 'slave mentality', and those who embrace 'European' values and try to stand up to oppression. Both deeply personal and taking a broader historical view, My Russia is a passionate, eye- opening account of a state entangled in a complex and bloody past, as well as a love letter to a conflicted country. Will Russia continue its vicious circle of upheaval and autocracy, or will its people find a way out of history - and how can we help? |
| Imprint Name: | riverrun |
| Publisher Name: | Quercus Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-03-30 |