The Invention of Russia: The Rise of Putin and the Age of Fake News
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (777 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0399564179 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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His translation of Tom Stoppard’s trilogy The Coast of Utopia has been published and staged in Russia. He has appeared on morning edition, CNN, the BBC and Sky News. He studied Russian theater history in Moscow and holds a Ph.D. Arkady Ostrovsky is a Russian-born journalist who has spent fifteen years reporting from
Mr. Putin has forced the world to reckon with a surly and combative Russia again. Miller, Booker short-listed author of Snowdrops "A focused, bracing look at how the control of the media has helped plot the Russian political trajectory from dictatorship and back againastute, accessible, and illuminating" —Kirkus Reviews (Starred)From the Hardcover edition.. All the gangster-, KGB-, and oligarch-focused analyses of the country’s recent history have overlooked the men of ideas behind the tumultuous changes. “Anyone who has spent time in Russia over the past 30 years should be deeply grateful for Arkady Ostrovsky’s fast-paced and excellently written book. A brilliantly original, illuminating, and essential book.” —A. Mr. Ostrovsky doesn’t waste time on that. Too often, the stor
One of Putin's first acts was to reverse Gorbachev's decision to end media censorship and Ostrovsky argues that the Russian media has done more to shape the fate of the country than its politicians. His knowledge of many of the key players allows him to explain the phenomenon of Valdimir Putin - his rise and astonishing longevity, his use of hybrid warfare and the alarming crescendo of his military interventions. WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZEWINNER OF THE CORNELIUS RYAN AWARD FINALIST FOR THE LIONEL GELBER PRIZEFINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR “Fast-paced and excellently written…much needed, dispassionate and eminently readable.” —New York Times “Filled with sparkling prose and deep analysis.” –The Wall Street JournalThe breakup of the Soviet Union was a time of optimism around the world, but Russia today is actively involved in subversive information warfare, manipulating the media to destabilize its enemies. How did a country that embraced freedom and market reform 25 years ago end up as an autocratic police state bent once again on confrontation with America? A winner of the Orwell Prize, The Invention of Russia reaches back to the darkest days of the cold war to tell the story of Russia's stealthy and largel
"A Facinating Explaination as to How We Got Here" according to Marcus C. Dunn. The Wall fell at the beginning of my sophomore year at Purdue. A political science student, this was an amazing time to live. My now-wife and I made it to Check Point Charlie in less-than a year - was cool to get there: celebrate, speak with my new brothers.It was reassuring that the US government had it right and due to the strong leadership of Ronald Reagan and the reasonable gentlemen from the USSR, everything was go. Even though I had assumed that I know the recent Even though I had assumed that I know the recent history of Russia reasonably well, this book still managed come up with new insights, especially on the era prior to breakup of the Soviet Union. For example, it was illuminating to learn that quotes from Lenin could be used to argue for totally opposite policies, how treatment of opponents over time grew to be more and more humane, and that the media wars of 1990s can be. "First class political analysis" according to Wolfgang Harms. One of the best political/historical analysis about the inner works of Russia. A completely different perspective of what our media portrays.It reads like a novel but is reality. Fascinating to those who are interested in history and how politics work. Perhaps boring to others and dreamers who view politics as a soap opera.However, it is written by an insider of the press, and a military expert, or economist might descr