{"product_id":"my-russia","title":"My Russia","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eMy Russia\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMikhail Shishkin\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781529427813\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eQuercus Publishing\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2024\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn his timely new book, Mikhail Shishkin, argues that Russia is not a 'riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma': we just don't know enough about it. So what is the real story behind Putin's autocratic regime and its invasion of Ukraine?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMy Russia: War or Peace? \u003c\/i\u003eShishkin traces the roots of Russia's problems, from the 'Kievan Rus' via the Grand Duchy of Moscow, empire, revolution and Cold War, to the now thirty-year-old Russian Federation. He explores the uneasy relationship between state and citizens, explains Russian attitudes to people's rights and democracy, and proposes that there are really two Russian peoples: the disillusioned and disaffected, who suffer from 'slave mentality', and those who embrace 'European' values and try to stand up to oppression. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth deeply personal and taking a broader historical view, \u003ci\u003eMy Russia\u003c\/i\u003e is a passionate, eye-opening account of a state entangled in a complex and bloody past, as well as a love letter to a conflicted country. Will Russia continue its vicious circle of upheaval and autocracy, or will its people find a way out of history - and how can we help?\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"My Russia | Mikhail Shishkin | Paperback | 9781529427813 | New | Politics 1624762","offer_id":50698718314754,"sku":"1624762","price":34.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/71F9T89U04L.jpg?v=1791573169","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/my-russia","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}