When the War Comes Home To Russia
Long-range strikes, toxic fallout, and a wobbling Victory Day ritual are testing Kremlin legitimacy, and these books explain how Russia's war is reshaping life inside its borders.
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MotherlandJulia IoffeJulia Ioffe's reporting-driven book illuminates contemporary Russian society and elites, helping explain how homefront...Shelf signal: Post-Soviet Russia
From Cold War to Hot PeaceMichael McFaulMichael McFaul provides diplomatic and insider perspective on Kremlin decision making and Western-Russian interactions...Shelf signal: Russian & Post-Soviet Politics
The Road to UnfreedomTimothy SnyderTimothy Snyder's analysis of authoritarian trajectories supplies historical context for how Russian narratives and...Shelf signal: Fascism & Totalitarianism
Nothing Is True and Everything Is PossiblePeter Pomerantsev, John CurlessPeter Pomerantsev's exploration of modern Russian propaganda and surreal politics explains the performative rituals...Shelf signal: Russian & Post-Soviet Politics
The Dead HandDavid Hoffman, David E. HoffmanDavid Hoffman traces Cold War-era nuclear and command tensions that illuminate escalation risks and elite calculations...Shelf signal: Cold War History
The New MapDaniel YerginDaniel Yergin's energy geopolitics helps readers connect strikes on oil infrastructure to economic and strategic...Shelf signal: Energy Industry