Holding Territory: Russia'S Occupation Logic
Books that trace the connective tissue between Russia's occupation policies, domestic repression, and propaganda machinery as the Kremlin tightens control under wartime pressure.
Optimized for books about Books explaining how Russia uses occupation law, internal crackdowns, and propaganda to consolidate territorial and political control during the war in Ukraine.
Nothing Is True and Everything Is PossiblePeter Pomerantsev, John CurlessPomerantsev’s reporting decodes modern Russian propaganda, media theater, and state performance that underpin...Shelf signal: Russian & Post-Soviet Politics
MotherlandJulia IoffeIoffe offers on-the-ground reportage and analysis of post-Soviet politics and society that illuminate lived experiences...Shelf signal: Post-Soviet Russia
The Road to UnfreedomTimothy SnyderSnyder traces the ideological and geopolitical currents driving Russia’s turn toward authoritarian expansion and...Shelf signal: Fascism & Totalitarianism
From Cold War to Hot PeaceMichael McFaulMcFaul provides a diplomatic insider’s account of US-Russian relations and the policy choices that have enabled Kremlin...Shelf signal: Russian & Post-Soviet Politics
The Folly of RealismAlexander VindmanVindman critiques Western policy failures and explains how realist complacency has affected Russia’s expansionist...Shelf signal: Russian & Post-Soviet Politics
BloodlandsTimothy SnyderBloodlands supplies historical depth on the violence and territorial stakes between Russia and Ukraine that inform...Shelf signal: WWII Eastern Front