Putin's Russia - Life In A Failing Democracy (Paperback)

A searing portrait of a country in disarray, and of the man at its helm, from "the bravest of journalists" ("The New York Times") Hailed as "a lone voice crying out in a moral wilderness" (New Statesman), Anna Politkovskaya made her name with her fearless reporting on the war in Chechnya. Now she turns her steely gaze on the multiple threats to Russian stability, among them President Putin himself.
Putin's Russia depicts a far-reaching state of decay. Politkovskaya describes an army in which soldiers die from malnutrition, parents must pay bribes to recover their dead sons' bodies, and conscripts are even hired out as slaves. She exposes rampant corruption in business, government, and the judiciary, where everything from store permits to bus routes to court appointments is for sale. And she offers a scathing condemnation of the ongoing war in Chechnya, where kidnappings, extrajudicial killings, rape, and torture are begetting terrorism rather than fighting it.
Sounding an urgent alarm, "Putin's Russia" is both a gripping portrayal of a country in crisis and the testament of a great and intrepid reporter.

General

Imprint:	Owl Books (NY)
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2007
First published:	2007
Authors:	Anna Politkovskaya
Translators:	Arch Tait
Dimensions:	211 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	274
ISBN-13:	978-0-8050-8250-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General
LSN:	0-8050-8250-6
Barcode:	9780805082500

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