The invention of Russia : from Gorbachev's freedom to Putin's war /
Ostrovsky, Arkady, 1971-
The invention of Russia : from Gorbachev's freedom to Putin's war / Arkady Ostrovsky. - New York : Viking, [2015] - 383 p. ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [351]-355) and index.
Prologue: A silent procession --
I. In the beginning was the word. Fathers and sons ; New beginning or dead end ; "We suffered a victory" ; Kommersant or the birth of Russian capitalism ; Loss --
II. "Image is everything". Normal television in abnormal circumstances ; The oligarchs' war ; Lights, camera, Putin ; Remote control ; Aerial combat --
Dramatis personæ.
"A highly original narrative history by The Economist's Moscow bureau chief that does for modern Russia what Evan Osnos did for China in The Age of Ambition. The end of communism and breakup of the Soviet Union was a time of euphoria around the world, but Russia today is violently anti-American and dangerously nationalistic. So how did we go from the promise of those heady days to the autocratic police state of Putin's new Russia? The Invention of Russia is a breathtakingly ambitious book that reaches back to the darkest days of the Cold War to tell the story of the fight for the soul of a nation. With the deep insight only possible of a native son, Arkady Ostrovsky introduces us to the propagandists, oligarchs and fixers who have set Russia's course since the collapse of the Soviet Union, inventing a new and more ominous identity for a country where ideas are all too often wielded like a cudgel"--PRovided by publisher.
9780857891587
Social change--History.--Russia (Federation)
Post-communism--History.--Russia (Federation)
Political culture--History.--Russia (Federation)
Nationalism--History.--Russia (Federation)
Capitalism--Social aspects--History.--Russia (Federation)
Postcomunismo--Federación Rusa.
Russia (Federation)--History--1991-
Soviet Union--History--1985-1991.
Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--1991-
Russia (Federation)--Social conditions--1991-
Rusia (Federación) --Política y gobierno--1991-
Rusia (Federación) --Condiciones sociales--1991
Rusia (Federación)--Condiciones económicas--1991.
Rusia (Federación) --Política y gobierno--1991.
Rusia (Federación)--Historia--1991.
338 DK 510.76 / O85in 2015
947.086
The invention of Russia : from Gorbachev's freedom to Putin's war / Arkady Ostrovsky. - New York : Viking, [2015] - 383 p. ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [351]-355) and index.
Prologue: A silent procession --
I. In the beginning was the word. Fathers and sons ; New beginning or dead end ; "We suffered a victory" ; Kommersant or the birth of Russian capitalism ; Loss --
II. "Image is everything". Normal television in abnormal circumstances ; The oligarchs' war ; Lights, camera, Putin ; Remote control ; Aerial combat --
Dramatis personæ.
"A highly original narrative history by The Economist's Moscow bureau chief that does for modern Russia what Evan Osnos did for China in The Age of Ambition. The end of communism and breakup of the Soviet Union was a time of euphoria around the world, but Russia today is violently anti-American and dangerously nationalistic. So how did we go from the promise of those heady days to the autocratic police state of Putin's new Russia? The Invention of Russia is a breathtakingly ambitious book that reaches back to the darkest days of the Cold War to tell the story of the fight for the soul of a nation. With the deep insight only possible of a native son, Arkady Ostrovsky introduces us to the propagandists, oligarchs and fixers who have set Russia's course since the collapse of the Soviet Union, inventing a new and more ominous identity for a country where ideas are all too often wielded like a cudgel"--PRovided by publisher.
9780857891587
Social change--History.--Russia (Federation)
Post-communism--History.--Russia (Federation)
Political culture--History.--Russia (Federation)
Nationalism--History.--Russia (Federation)
Capitalism--Social aspects--History.--Russia (Federation)
Postcomunismo--Federación Rusa.
Russia (Federation)--History--1991-
Soviet Union--History--1985-1991.
Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--1991-
Russia (Federation)--Social conditions--1991-
Rusia (Federación) --Política y gobierno--1991-
Rusia (Federación) --Condiciones sociales--1991
Rusia (Federación)--Condiciones económicas--1991.
Rusia (Federación) --Política y gobierno--1991.
Rusia (Federación)--Historia--1991.
338 DK 510.76 / O85in 2015
947.086