Understand Putin’s Russia

What’s going on in Russia under Vladimir Putin and how does it affect the US?

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Russia: Life After Trust

Once you lose faith in one institution, you start to lose faith in them all. Lessons from Putin’s Moscow.

Cynicism currently rules Russia. With Americans becoming more and more disheartened with politicians, journalist Michael Idov predicts they’ll start behaving a lot more like the distrustful Russians, who have so little faith they believe ambulances are operating as Ubers.

Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia

Peter Pomerantsev

Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia

Peter Pomerantsev

Part of what makes Russia so hard to understand is that strange and unfathomable occurrences seem somewhat normal there. British TV producer Peter Pomerantsev describes the chilling corruption lying at the heart of modern Russia in this captivating memoir.

Once Upon a Time in Russia: The Rise of the Oligarchs—A True Story of Ambition, Wealth, Betrayal, and Murder

Once Upon a Time in Russia: The Rise of the Oligarchs—A True Story of Ambition, Wealth, Betrayal, and Murder

From the author of “The Accidental Billionaires” comes the true story of Russia since the collapse of Communism to the rise of Vladimir Putin that reads like a gripping thriller. Everyone celebrated the end of the old Russian regime, but the new one may not be much better.

Strongman: Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia

Strongman: Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia

A nuanced, empathetic explanation of how Putin came to power (and how he retains it) and the West’s role in shaping the direction post-communism Russia took. As a former Kremlin advisor and British foreign correspondent, Angus Roxburgh provides a unique insider account.