{"product_id":"intent-to-destroy-9781399809719","title":"Intent to Destroy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA history of Russian violence waged against Ukraine across the centuries.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Russia''s brutal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. And yet this attack was in fact the latest episode in a centuries-long Russian campaign. In \u003ci\u003eIntent to Destroy\u003c\/i\u003e, leading scholar of genocide and Eastern Europe Eugene Finkel uncovers the deep roots of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Ever since the rise of Russian nationalism in the nineteenth century, the domination of this key borderland has become a cornerstone of Russian and Soviet policy. Using genocidal tactics - killings, deportations, starvation and cultural destruction - against ethnic Ukrainians and minorities including Tatars, Jews and Poles, Russia''s long-standing policy has aimed to obliterate Ukrainian identity. This eradication has consistently been a part of the Kremlin playbook and leads inexorably to the violence we see today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Told with the astonishing power of Finkel''s connection to this living h\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50015098044759,"sku":"9781399809719","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399809719.jpg?v=1739907888","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/intent-to-destroy-9781399809719","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}