Between two fires truth, ambition, and compromise in Putin's Russia
"In this rich and novelistic tour of contemporary Russia, Joshua Yaffa introduces readers to some of the country's most remarkable figures, who have built their careers and constructed their identities in the shadow of the Putin system. Torn between their own ambitions and the omnipresent...
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
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New York
Crown
2021
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| Ausgabe: | Crown paperback edition, 2021 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | "In this rich and novelistic tour of contemporary Russia, Joshua Yaffa introduces readers to some of the country's most remarkable figures, who have built their careers and constructed their identities in the shadow of the Putin system. Torn between their own ambitions and the omnipresent demands of the state, each walks an individual path of compromise. Some muster cunning and cynicism to extract all manner of benefits and privileges from those in power. Others, finding themselves to be less adept, are left broken and demoralized. What binds them together is the tangled web of dilemmas and contradictions they face. With sensitivity and depth, Yaffa profiles the director of the country's main television channel, an Orthodox priest at war with the church hierarchy, a Chechen humanitarian who turns a blind eye to persecutions, and many others. The result is an intimate and probing portrait of a nation that is much discussed yet little understood. By showing how citizens shape their lives around the demands of a capricious and frequently repressive state--as often by choice as under threat of force--Between two fires offers urgent lessons about the true nature of modern authoritarianism." -- |
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| Beschreibung: | 360 Seiten 1 Karte 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781524760601 |