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PUTIN'S RUSSIA
Anna Politkovskaya
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Description for PUTIN'S RUSSIA
Paperback. A former KGB spy, Vladimir Putin was named President of Russia in 2000. From the moment he entered the public arena he marketed himself as an open, enlightened leader eager to engage with the West. This book tells the story of Putin's iron grip on Russian life from the individual citizens whose situations have been shaped by his brand of tyranny. Translator(s): Tait, Arch. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JM; HBJD; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 230.
Anna Politkovskaya turns her steely gaze on President Putin and his early regime in this explosive book.
From Putin's tyrannical grip on ordinary citizens to rampant corruption in highest ranks of the government, as well as Mafia dealings, scandals in the provinces and the decline of the intelligentsia, Politkovskaya offers a scathing condemnation of the President and his rule, revealing a shocking state of affairs: soldiers dying from malnutrition, parents requiring to bribes to recover their dead sons' bodies and conscripts are being hired out as slaves.
Politkovskaya was an internationally admired, fearless and award-winning journalist who was ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvill Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843430506
SKU
9781843430506
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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,A Russian Diary and Nothing But the Truth, a collection of her journalism. Anna Politkovskaya was murdered in Moscow in October 2006.
Reviews for PUTIN'S RUSSIA
A hero among hacks
Guardian
If you haven't done so yet, read Politkovskaya's books
Independent
Anna Politkovskaya refused to lie, in her work; her murder is a ghastly act, and an attack on world literature
Nadine Gordimer We will continue to learn from her for years
Salman Rushdie Her eye for detail was unfailing ... Read more
Guardian
If you haven't done so yet, read Politkovskaya's books
Independent
Anna Politkovskaya refused to lie, in her work; her murder is a ghastly act, and an attack on world literature
Nadine Gordimer We will continue to learn from her for years
Salman Rushdie Her eye for detail was unfailing ... Read more