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The Invention of Russia, EPUB eBook

The Invention of Russia EPUB

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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 ApplebaumWINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZEHow 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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