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''History is made up of myths,'' writes the renowned Russian dissident journalist Mikhail Zygar. ''Alas, our myths led us to the fascism of 2022. It is time to expose them.'' Drawing from his perilous career investigating the frontiers of the Russian empire, Zygar reveals how 350 years of propaganda, bad historical scholarship, folk tales and fantasy spurred his nation into war with Ukraine.

A noted expert on the Kremlin with unparalleled access to hundreds of players in the current conflict - from politicians to oligarchs, gangsters to comedians (not least Zelensky himself) - Zygar chronicles the power struggles from which today''s politics grew, and digs out the essential truths from behind layers of seductive legend. By surveying the strange, complex record of Russo-Ukrainian relations, WAR AND PUNISHMENT reveals exactly how the largest nation on Earth lost its senses. A work of history can''t undo the past or transform the present, but sometimes it can shape the future.

War and Punishment

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      Publisher Orion Publishing Co
      Published 7 April 2024
      ISBN-13 9781399609029
      978-1399609029
      ISBN-10 1399609025
      Also in:
      Politics, Philosophy & Society International relations

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''History is made up of myths,'' writes the renowned Russian dissident journalist Mikhail Zygar. ''Alas, our myths led us to the fascism of 2022. It is time to expose them.'' Drawing from his perilous career investigating the frontiers of the Russian empire, Zygar reveals how 350 years of propaganda, bad historical scholarship, folk tales and fantasy spurred his nation into war with Ukraine.

      A noted expert on the Kremlin with unparalleled access to hundreds of players in the current conflict - from politicians to oligarchs, gangsters to comedians (not least Zelensky himself) - Zygar chronicles the power struggles from which today''s politics grew, and digs out the essential truths from behind layers of seductive legend. By surveying the strange, complex record of Russo-Ukrainian relations, WAR AND PUNISHMENT reveals exactly how the largest nation on Earth lost its senses. A work of history can''t undo the past or transform the present, but sometimes it can shape the future.

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