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The Zhivago Affair

The Kremlin, the CIA, and the Battle over a Forbidden Book

by Peter Finn, Petra Couvée ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Unabridged

9 hours 46 min

In May of 1956, an Italian publishing scout took a train to the Russian countryside to visit the country’s most beloved poet, Boris Pasternak. He left concealing the original manuscript of Pasternak’s much anticipated first novel, entrusted to him with these words from the author: “This is Doctor Zhivago. May it make its way around the world.”Pasternak knew his novel would never be published in ... Read more

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In May of 1956, an Italian publishing scout took a train to the Russian countryside to visit the country’s most beloved poet, Boris Pasternak. He left concealing the original manuscript of Pasternak’s much anticipated first novel, entrusted to him with these words from the author: “This is Doctor Zhivago. May it make its way around the world.”Pasternak knew his novel would never be published in
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Stalin, Volume I

Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928

by Stephen Kotkin ...

Narrated by Paul Hecht ...

Unabridged

38 hours 47 min

A magnificent new biography that revolutionizes our understanding of Stalin and his world It has the quality of myth: A poor cobbler's son, a seminarian from an oppressed outer province of the Russian Empire, reinvents himself as a revolutionary and finds a leadership role within a small group of marginal zealots. When the old world is unexpectedly brought down in a total war, the band seizes ... Read more

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A magnificent new biography that revolutionizes our understanding of Stalin and his world It has the quality of myth: A poor cobbler's son, a seminarian from an oppressed outer province of the Russian Empire, reinvents himself as a revolutionary and finds a leadership role within a small group of marginal zealots. When the old world is unexpectedly brought down in a total war, the band seizes
... Read more
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Gulag

A History

by Anne Applebaum ...

Narrated by Laural Merlington ...

Unabridged

27 hours 42 min

The Gulag—a vast array of Soviet concentration camps that held millions of political and criminal prisoners—was a system of repression and punishment that terrorized the entire society, embodying the worst tendencies of Soviet communism. In this magisterial and acclaimed history, Anne Applebaum offers the first fully documented portrait of the Gulag, from its origins in the Russian Revolution, ... Read more

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The Gulag—a vast array of Soviet concentration camps that held millions of political and criminal prisoners—was a system of repression and punishment that terrorized the entire society, embodying the worst tendencies of Soviet communism. In this magisterial and acclaimed history, Anne Applebaum offers the first fully documented portrait of the Gulag, from its origins in the Russian Revolution,
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The Romanovs

1613-1918

by Simon Sebag Montefiore ...

Narrated by Simon Russell Beale ...

Unabridged

28 hours 41 min

The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, ruling a sixth of the world’s surface for three centuries. How did one family turn a war-ruined principality into the world’s greatest empire? And how did they lose it all?This is the intimate story of twenty tsars and tsarinas, some touched by genius, some by madness, but all inspired by holy autocracy and imperial ambition. Simon ... Read more

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The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, ruling a sixth of the world’s surface for three centuries. How did one family turn a war-ruined principality into the world’s greatest empire? And how did they lose it all?This is the intimate story of twenty tsars and tsarinas, some touched by genius, some by madness, but all inspired by holy autocracy and imperial ambition. Simon
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The Gulag Archipelago Volume 3

An Experiment in Literary Investigation

by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn ...

Narrated by Frederick Davidson ...

Unabridged

21 hours 55 min

“BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE 20TH CENTURY.” —TimeVolume 3 of the Nobel Prize winner’s towering masterpiece: Solzhenitsyn's moving account of resistance within the Soviet labor camps and his own release after eight years. Features a new foreword by Anne Applebaum.“The greatest and most powerful single indictment of a political regime ever leveled in modern times.” —George F. Kennan“It is impossible ... Read more

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“BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE 20TH CENTURY.” —TimeVolume 3 of the Nobel Prize winner’s towering masterpiece: Solzhenitsyn's moving account of resistance within the Soviet labor camps and his own release after eight years. Features a new foreword by Anne Applebaum.“The greatest and most powerful single indictment of a political regime ever leveled in modern times.” —George F. Kennan“It is impossible
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Stalingrad

by David M. Glantz, Jonathan M. House ...

Narrated by Paul Woodson ...

Abridged

18 hours 39 min

Tantor Audio presents the complete audio version of the long awaited one-volume campaign history from the leading experts of the decisive clash of Nazi and Soviet forces at Stalingrad. Stalingrad is an abridged edition of the five-volume Stalingrad Trilogy. ... Read more

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Tantor Audio presents the complete audio version of the long awaited one-volume campaign history from the leading experts of the decisive clash of Nazi and Soviet forces at Stalingrad. Stalingrad is an abridged edition of the five-volume Stalingrad Trilogy.
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History of Ukraine and Russia, The

The Tangled History That Led to Crisis

by Marc Miles Vaughn ...

Narrated by Luke Hamilton ...

Unabridged

3 hours 51 min

The 2022 War in Ukraine has been Breaking News since it began. Have you been feeling bewildered about how a civilized world can explode into conflict? Have you been worried about how worried you should be? Are you fascinated with the interplay of truth and lies? Are you a student of military tactics?If so, the answer is not more information but deeper information: untangling the history that led ... Read more

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The 2022 War in Ukraine has been Breaking News since it began. Have you been feeling bewildered about how a civilized world can explode into conflict? Have you been worried about how worried you should be? Are you fascinated with the interplay of truth and lies? Are you a student of military tactics?If so, the answer is not more information but deeper information: untangling the history that led
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Очерки русской смуты

by Anton Denikin ...

Narrated by Yuriy Grigoriev ...

Unabridged

49 hours 25 min

Эта работа знаменитого вождя белого движения останется незаменимой для всякого, кто интересуется нашей историей этого периода. Надо признать эту блестящую монографию образцовой по детальности изложения трагических событий и по глубине их анализа. Деникин описывает явное самоизживание царского режима, что сделало революцию не только неотвратимой, но и горячо желанной всеми слоями тогдашнего ... Read more

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Эта работа знаменитого вождя белого движения останется незаменимой для всякого, кто интересуется нашей историей этого периода. Надо признать эту блестящую монографию образцовой по детальности изложения трагических событий и по глубине их анализа. Деникин описывает явное самоизживание царского режима, что сделало революцию не только неотвратимой, но и горячо желанной всеми слоями тогдашнего
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Soviet Union during the Brezhnev Era, The: The History of the USSR Under Leonid Brezhnev

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Colin Fluxman ...

Unabridged

1 hour 59 min

Leonid Brezhnev became First Secretary of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union in late 1964 after a plot to oust Khrushchev. Little is remembered in the public imagination about Brezhnev in comparison to Mikhail Gorbachev, Vladimir Lenin, or Joseph Stalin, despite the fact Brezhnev ruled the USSR from 1964-1982, longer than any Soviet leader other than Stalin. In fact, he held power during a ... Read more

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Leonid Brezhnev became First Secretary of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union in late 1964 after a plot to oust Khrushchev. Little is remembered in the public imagination about Brezhnev in comparison to Mikhail Gorbachev, Vladimir Lenin, or Joseph Stalin, despite the fact Brezhnev ruled the USSR from 1964-1982, longer than any Soviet leader other than Stalin. In fact, he held power during a
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Российская империя. Полная история страны

by Мария Баганова ...

Narrated by Евгений Шокин ...

Series series История на пальцах
Unabridged

5 hours 48 min

История России полна бурных событий. Ученые не сходятся в оценке, казалось бы, самых очевидных вещей и до сих пор ломают копья в научных баталиях. Кто же был основателем русского государства? Верна ли норманнская теория? Было ли благом для Руси принятие христианства? Какое влияние на наш народ оказало Татаро-монгольское иго? Самые важные завоевание, великие правители и государственные деятели, все ... Read more

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История России полна бурных событий. Ученые не сходятся в оценке, казалось бы, самых очевидных вещей и до сих пор ломают копья в научных баталиях. Кто же был основателем русского государства? Верна ли норманнская теория? Было ли благом для Руси принятие христианства? Какое влияние на наш народ оказало Татаро-монгольское иго? Самые важные завоевание, великие правители и государственные деятели, все
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History of Ukraine

The Country’s Origin, Conflicts, Holodomor, Soviet Era, and More

by Kelly Mass ...

Narrated by Kelly Fraser ...

Unabridged

1 hour 21 min

The early history of the territory now known as Ukraine is marked by a series of ancient cultures and civilizations that shaped the region's development before and during the Dark Ages. The area was initially inhabited by the Dacians, a group known for their connections to the wider Thracian culture, alongside various nomadic tribes such as the Cimmerians, Scythians, and Sarmatians. These peoples ... Read more

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The early history of the territory now known as Ukraine is marked by a series of ancient cultures and civilizations that shaped the region's development before and during the Dark Ages. The area was initially inhabited by the Dacians, a group known for their connections to the wider Thracian culture, alongside various nomadic tribes such as the Cimmerians, Scythians, and Sarmatians. These peoples
... Read more
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История России: События и даты

Готовимся к ЕГЭ

by Коллектив авторов ...

Narrated by Сергей Кирсанов ...

Unabridged

4 hours 40 min

ВСЕ СОБЫТИЯ И ДАТЫ РУССКОЙ ИСТОРИИ, НЕОБХОДИМЫЕ ДЛЯ УСПЕШНОЙ СДАЧИ ЕГЭ! Для заучивания наизусть Кто сдавал экзамен по истории, тот знает, что самое трудное при подготовке, – это запомнить огромное количество дат. И запомнить не просто так, а и "слева направо", и "справа налево", и вразбивку, и даже спросонья ответить на вопрос, что и когда случилось в нашем древнем государстве. Данное аудиопособие ... Read more

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ВСЕ СОБЫТИЯ И ДАТЫ РУССКОЙ ИСТОРИИ, НЕОБХОДИМЫЕ ДЛЯ УСПЕШНОЙ СДАЧИ ЕГЭ! Для заучивания наизусть Кто сдавал экзамен по истории, тот знает, что самое трудное при подготовке, – это запомнить огромное количество дат. И запомнить не просто так, а и "слева направо", и "справа налево", и вразбивку, и даже спросонья ответить на вопрос, что и когда случилось в нашем древнем государстве. Данное аудиопособие
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Secret Lives of the Tsars

Three Centuries of Autocracy, Debauchery, Betrayal, Murder, and Madness from Romanov Russia

by Michael Farquhar ...

Narrated by Enn Reitel ...

Unabridged

12 hours 26 min

“Michael Farquhar doesn’t write about history the way, say, Doris Kearns Goodwin does. He writes about history the way Doris Kearns Goodwin’s smart-ass, reprobate kid brother might. I, for one, prefer it.”—Gene Weingarten, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and Washington Post columnistScandal! Intrigue! Cossacks! Here the world’s most engaging royal historian chronicles the world’s most fascinating ... Read more

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“Michael Farquhar doesn’t write about history the way, say, Doris Kearns Goodwin does. He writes about history the way Doris Kearns Goodwin’s smart-ass, reprobate kid brother might. I, for one, prefer it.”—Gene Weingarten, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and Washington Post columnistScandal! Intrigue! Cossacks! Here the world’s most engaging royal historian chronicles the world’s most fascinating
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Modern Ukraine History: Ukraine At War Russia 2014-2022

Zelensky Vs Putin And The Future Of Ukraine, Russia And Europe

by HISTORY FOREVER ...

Narrated by Khai Lannor ...

Unabridged

4 hours 37 min

★ Do you want to discover the History of Ukraine? ★If your answer is yes, get this book now!★ BUY THIS BOOK NOW AND DISCOVER MORE ABUOT UKRAINE TODAY! ★In this book you will discover;· Ukraine-Russia Crisis· What's the future of Russia & Ukraine· Ukraine’s Propaganda to Reality· <e... ... Read more

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★ Do you want to discover the History of Ukraine? ★If your answer is yes, get this book now!★ BUY THIS BOOK NOW AND DISCOVER MORE ABUOT UKRAINE TODAY! ★In this book you will discover;· Ukraine-Russia Crisis· What's the future of Russia & Ukraine· Ukraine’s Propaganda to Reality· <e...
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The Return of the Russian Leviathan

by Sergei Medvedev ...

Narrated by Christopher Douyard ...

Unabridged

11 hours 9 min

Russia's relationship with its neighbors and with the West has worsened dramatically in recent years. Under Vladimir Putin's leadership, the country has annexed Crimea, begun a war in Eastern Ukraine, used chemical weapons on the streets of the UK, and created an army of Internet trolls to meddle in the US presidential elections. How can we understand this apparent relapse into aggressive ... Read more

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Russia's relationship with its neighbors and with the West has worsened dramatically in recent years. Under Vladimir Putin's leadership, the country has annexed Crimea, begun a war in Eastern Ukraine, used chemical weapons on the streets of the UK, and created an army of Internet trolls to meddle in the US presidential elections. How can we understand this apparent relapse into aggressive
... Read more
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Жизнь от сохи. Быт и традиции русских крестьян

by Любовь Швецова, Любовь Швецова ...

Narrated by Евгений Шокин ...

Unabridged

6 hours 44 min

К концу XIX века крестьянство занимало 80% населения всей Российской империи, а значит большинство жителей современной России – их потомки. Пора узнать о быте и традициях своих предков! Эта книга о том, как жили русские крестьяне XIX – XX века. О богатой культуре, знаниях, традициях, обрядах и поверьях простого народа. О буднях и праздниках тех, кто не писал, но «делал» историю страны. Любовь ... Read more

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К концу XIX века крестьянство занимало 80% населения всей Российской империи, а значит большинство жителей современной России – их потомки. Пора узнать о быте и традициях своих предков! Эта книга о том, как жили русские крестьяне XIX – XX века. О богатой культуре, знаниях, традициях, обрядах и поверьях простого народа. О буднях и праздниках тех, кто не писал, но «делал» историю страны. Любовь
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Russia Upside Down

An Exit Strategy for the Second Cold War

by Joseph Weisberg ...

Narrated by David de Vries ...

Unabridged

11 hours 18 min

A former CIA officer and the creator of the hit TV series The Americans makes the case that America's policy towards Russia is failing--and we'll never fix it until we rethink our relationship.Coming of age in America in the 1970s and 80s, Joe Weisberg was a Cold Warrior. After briefly studying Russian in Leningrad, he joined the CIA in 1990--just in time to watch the Soviet Union collapse.But ... Read more

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A former CIA officer and the creator of the hit TV series The Americans makes the case that America's policy towards Russia is failing--and we'll never fix it until we rethink our relationship.Coming of age in America in the 1970s and 80s, Joe Weisberg was a Cold Warrior. After briefly studying Russian in Leningrad, he joined the CIA in 1990--just in time to watch the Soviet Union collapse.But
... Read more
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Летчики на войне

by Андрей Сульдин ...

Narrated by Евгений Шокин ...

Series series Хроника Победы
Unabridged

11 hours 3 min

Великая Отечественная война – трагичная и героическая страница нашей истории. Книга, которую вы держите, - летопись подвигов советских летчиков, которые наряду со своими товарищами приближали Великую Победу. Судьбы этих людей по праву занимают почетное место в хронике войны. Подвиг Николая Гастелло, победы Ивана Кожедуба и Александра Покрышкина, неподдельное мужество юной Лидии Литвяк стали ... Read more

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Великая Отечественная война – трагичная и героическая страница нашей истории. Книга, которую вы держите, - летопись подвигов советских летчиков, которые наряду со своими товарищами приближали Великую Победу. Судьбы этих людей по праву занимают почетное место в хронике войны. Подвиг Николая Гастелло, победы Ивана Кожедуба и Александра Покрышкина, неподдельное мужество юной Лидии Литвяк стали
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Pogrom

Kishinev and the Tilt of History

by Steven J. Zipperstein ...

Narrated by Barry Abrams ...

Unabridged

6 hours 38 min

So shattering were the aftereffects of Kishinev, the rampage that broke out in late-Tsarist Russia in April 1903, that one historian remarked that it was "nothing less than a prototype for the Holocaust itself." In three days of violence, 49 Jews were killed and 600 raped or wounded, while more than 1,000 Jewish-owned houses and stores were ransacked and destroyed. Recounted in lurid detail by ... Read more

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So shattering were the aftereffects of Kishinev, the rampage that broke out in late-Tsarist Russia in April 1903, that one historian remarked that it was "nothing less than a prototype for the Holocaust itself." In three days of violence, 49 Jews were killed and 600 raped or wounded, while more than 1,000 Jewish-owned houses and stores were ransacked and destroyed. Recounted in lurid detail by
... Read more
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Alexander II, emperor of Russia

by James Gardner, James Gardner ...

Narrated by Katie Haigh ...

Unabridged

18 min

Alexander II was the Emperor of Russia from 2 March 1855 until his assassination on 13 March 1881. He is remembered as Alexander the Liberator, as he led the emancipation of Russia's serfs; during his reign, he kept seeking peace, although the context of the surrounding countries was proving more and more difficult. Although he went down in history as a reformer, his actions were too little too ... Read more

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Alexander II was the Emperor of Russia from 2 March 1855 until his assassination on 13 March 1881. He is remembered as Alexander the Liberator, as he led the emancipation of Russia's serfs; during his reign, he kept seeking peace, although the context of the surrounding countries was proving more and more difficult. Although he went down in history as a reformer, his actions were too little too
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Всадники Апокалипсиса. История государства и права Советской России 1917-1922

by Павел Крашенинников ...

Narrated by Виталий Сулимов ...

Series series От первого лица. История нашей страны
Unabridged

8 hours 4 min

Хаос, созданный потерей управления императором, беспомощностью Временного правительства и большевистским переворотом, привел в Россию всадников Апокалипсиса: чуму, войну, голод и смерть. Не претендуя на анализ откровений Иоанна Богослова, автор воспользовался данным делением бед, обрушившихся на Россию, для понимания последствий этих и других событий 1917-1922 годов. Взявшие власть большевики, ... Read more

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Хаос, созданный потерей управления императором, беспомощностью Временного правительства и большевистским переворотом, привел в Россию всадников Апокалипсиса: чуму, войну, голод и смерть. Не претендуя на анализ откровений Иоанна Богослова, автор воспользовался данным делением бед, обрушившихся на Россию, для понимания последствий этих и других событий 1917-1922 годов. Взявшие власть большевики,
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Forged in War

A military history of Russia from its beginnings to today

by Mark Galeotti ...

Narrated by Simon Shepherd ...

Unabridged

15 hours 31 min

Bloomsbury presents Forged in War: A military history of Russia from its beginnings to today by Mark Galeotti, read by Simon Shepherd.A masterful history of how war and insecurity, both real and perceived, have driven Russia’s destiny for centuries, including the disastrous invasion of Ukraine.Putin retains his stranglehold on his position in Russia despite an almost ruinous invasion of Ukraine. ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents Forged in War: A military history of Russia from its beginnings to today by Mark Galeotti, read by Simon Shepherd.A masterful history of how war and insecurity, both real and perceived, have driven Russia’s destiny for centuries, including the disastrous invasion of Ukraine.Putin retains his stranglehold on his position in Russia despite an almost ruinous invasion of Ukraine.
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Психология фанатика

by Владимир Федорович Чиж ...

Narrated by Илья Прудовский ...

Unabridged

3 hours 58 min

Фанатизм - явление крайне важное для понимания социальных явлений. Наши сведения о фанатизме весьма недостаточны. Исследование В.Чижа основано на анализе автобиографии Фотия. Архимандрит Фотий - в миру Петр Никитич Спасский - был одним из главных лиц русской православной оппозиции. Его имя с одинаковым рвением предавали поношению и прославлению. Основываясь на психологическом изучении ... Read more

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Фанатизм - явление крайне важное для понимания социальных явлений. Наши сведения о фанатизме весьма недостаточны. Исследование В.Чижа основано на анализе автобиографии Фотия. Архимандрит Фотий - в миру Петр Никитич Спасский - был одним из главных лиц русской православной оппозиции. Его имя с одинаковым рвением предавали поношению и прославлению. Основываясь на психологическом изучении
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Putin v. the People

The Perilous Politics of a Divided Russia

by Samuel A. Greene, Graeme B. Robertson ...

Narrated by Matthew Waterson ...

Unabridged

6 hours 15 min

A fascinating, bottom-up exploration of contemporary Russian politics that sheds new light on why Putin's grip on power is more fragile then we thinkWhat do ordinary Russians think of Putin? Who are his supporters? And why might their support now be faltering? Alive with the voices and experiences of ordinary Russians and elites alike, Sam Greene and Graeme Robertson craft a compellingly original ... Read more

$24.99 USD

A fascinating, bottom-up exploration of contemporary Russian politics that sheds new light on why Putin's grip on power is more fragile then we thinkWhat do ordinary Russians think of Putin? Who are his supporters? And why might their support now be faltering? Alive with the voices and experiences of ordinary Russians and elites alike, Sam Greene and Graeme Robertson craft a compellingly original
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