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A Russian Diary: With a Foreword by Jon Snow
Anna Politkovskaya
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Description for A Russian Diary: With a Foreword by Jon Snow
paperback. Covering the period from the Russian parliamentary elections of December 2003 to the tragic aftermath of the Beslan school siege in late 2005, this title is an unflinching record of the plight of millions of Russians and a pitiless report on the cynicism and corruption of Vladimir Putin's Presidency. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
A Russian Diary is the book that Anna Politkovskaya had recently completed when she was murdered in a contract killing in Moscow. Covering the period from the Russian parliamentary elections of December 2003 to the tragic aftermath of the Beslan school siege in late 2005, A Russian Diary is an unflinching record of the plight of millions of Russians and a pitiless report on the cynicism and corruption of Vladimir Putin's Presidency.
A Russian Diary is the book that Anna Politkovskaya had recently completed when she was murdered in a contract killing in Moscow. Covering the period from the Russian parliamentary elections of December 2003 to the tragic aftermath of the Beslan school siege in late 2005, A Russian Diary is an unflinching record of the plight of millions of Russians and a pitiless report on the cynicism and corruption of Vladimir Putin's Presidency.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
240g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099523451
SKU
V9780099523451
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99-3
About Anna Politkovskaya
Known to many as 'Russia's lost moral conscience', Anna Politkovskaya was a special correspondent for the Russian newspaper Novaya gazeta and the recipient of many honours for her writing. She is the author of A Dirty War, Putin's Russia and A Russian Diary, to be published in April 2007. Anna Politkovskaya was murdered in Moscow in October 2006. ... Read more
Reviews for A Russian Diary: With a Foreword by Jon Snow
Passionate... Devastating... Powerful
Guardian
Politkovskaya is a Solzhenitsyn for the 21st century... Very few were telling a similar truth in her lifetime and even fewer will tell it now that she is dead
Observer
Politkovskaya gives an account of life as it is lived under Putin, fearlessly detailing the chaos and corruption she saw around her ... Read more
Guardian
Politkovskaya is a Solzhenitsyn for the 21st century... Very few were telling a similar truth in her lifetime and even fewer will tell it now that she is dead
Observer
Politkovskaya gives an account of life as it is lived under Putin, fearlessly detailing the chaos and corruption she saw around her ... Read more