{"product_id":"my-russia-mikhail-shishkin-9781529427813","title":"My Russia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn his timely new book, Mikhail Shishkin, argues that Russia is not a 'riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma': we just don't know enough about it. So what is the real story behind Putin's autocratic regime and its invasion of Ukraine?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMy Russia: War or Peace? \u003c\/i\u003eShishkin traces the roots of Russia's problems, from the 'Kievan Rus' via the Grand Duchy of Moscow, empire, revolution and Cold War, to the now thirty-year-old Russian Federation. He explores the uneasy relationship between state and citizens, explains Russian attitudes to people's rights and democracy, and proposes that there are really two Russian peoples: the disillusioned and disaffected, who suffer from 'slave mentality', and those who embrace 'European' values and try to stand up to oppression. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth deeply personal and taking a broader historical view, \u003ci\u003eMy Russia\u003c\/i\u003e is a passionate, eye-opening account of a state entangled in a complex and bloody past, as well as a love letter to a conflicted country. Will Russia continue its vicious circle of upheaval and autocracy, or will its people find a way out of history - and how can we help?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mikhail Shishkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1529427819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529427813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quercus Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Mikhail Shishkin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45898321854719,"sku":"9781529427813","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_93783c54-2a7f-40b1-9d5c-5074dd157e43.jpg?v=1721376046","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-russia-mikhail-shishkin-9781529427813","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}