Did Lenin really create the nation of Ukraine with a stroke of his
pen? Was even its greatest hero in fact a Nazi? Just what does it
owe to the benevolence of Catherine the Great? Whatever else it is,
the Russian invasion has been an assault on historical truth - a
mythic struggle in the name of an imperial unity that is itself no
more than a myth. Yet the lies didn't start in 2022, and the truth
of Ukrainian history has always been slipperier than any simple
patriot might wish. In War and Punishment, Mikhail Zygar chronicles
how Russia was led to the brink of violence by more than 300 years
of fake history, folk tales and propaganda, from the legendary
deeds of the Cossacks to the 1970s spy novels that thrilled a young
Vladimir Putin. With a virtuoso display of erudition and
scholarhsip, he penetrates this fog to reconstruct the strange but
true stories of Russo-Ukrainian relations over the past centuries,
and uncover the often absurd origins of Russia's imperial
delusions. His insights are all the more valuable because of his
extraordinary connections. A noted expert on the Putin circle,
Zygar also has extensive contacts with President Zelensky and his
staff. And though he is now labelled a foreign agent in Russia, he
has obtained many candid interviews with witnesses on both sides of
the war - from oligarchs to former presidents, gangsters to
comedians. With the help of their frank testimony, here is the real
story behind Russia's dream of conquest.
General
Imprint: |
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
Authors: |
Mikhail Zygar
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 154 x 34mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
422 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-398-71402-1 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-398-71402-X |
Barcode: |
9781398714021 |
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