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The descent : witnessing Russia's spiral into madness under Putin / Marc Bennetts.
Van Pelt - New Book Display DK510.763 .B466 2026
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- Author/Creator:
- Bennetts, Marc, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--1991-.
- Russia (Federation).
- Bennetts, Marc.
- Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-.
- Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich.
- Authoritarianism--Russia (Federation).
- Authoritarianism.
- Fascism--Russia (Federation).
- Fascism.
- Physical Description:
- x, 259 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London, UK ; New York : Bloomsbury Continuum, 2026.
- Summary:
- Marc Bennetts, foreign correspondent for The Times and The Sunday Times, moved to Russia in the chaotic final years of President Yeltsin's rule. Twenty-five years later, The Times pulled him out of Russia over concerns for his security following his arrest in Moscow at a protest against the war in Ukraine. From the 'wild' 1990s in Moscow to narrowly escaping death under fire in Ukraine, this work is a unique and personal diary of how Russia spiralled into violent insanity. Bennetts witnessed the often-terrifying events in Russia up close, observing how the Kremlin's ubiquitous propaganda warped minds and fomented hatred of Putin's foes, at home and abroad, even among people close to him. After leaving Russia, he travelled in war-torn Ukraine, where he came face-to-face with the appalling consequences of this madness.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781399421690
- 1399421697
- OCLC:
- 1588062197
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000373335
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