The long hangover : Putin's new Russia and the ghosts of the past
Walker, Shaun (Journalist)2018
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By cleverly exploiting the memory of the Soviet victory over fascism in World War II, Putin's regime has made ordinary Russians feel that their country is great again. Shaun Walker provides new insight into contemporary Russia and its search for a new identity, telling the story through the country's troubled relationship with its Soviet past. Walker not only explains Vladimir Putin's goals and the government's official manipulations of history, but also focuses on ordinary Russians and their motivations. He charts how Putin raised victory in World War II to the status of a national founding myth in the search for a unifying force to heal a divided country, and shows how dangerous the ramifications of this have been.
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Author:
Walker, Shaun (Journalist), author
Imprint:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Collation:
1 volume ; 24 cm
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780190659240 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
947.086
Language:
English
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BRN:
366021
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