{"product_id":"plots-against-russia-eliot-borenstein-9781501735776","title":"Plots Against Russia: Conspiracy and Fantasy After Socialism","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this original and timely assessment of cultural expressions of paranoia in contemporary Russia, Eliot Borenstein samples popular fiction, movies, television shows, public political pronouncements, internet discussions, blogs, and religious tracts to build a sense of the deep historical and cultural roots of \u003ci\u003ekonspirologiia\u003c\/i\u003e that run through Russian life. Plots against Russia reveals through dramatic and exciting storytelling that conspiracy and melodrama are entirely equal-opportunity in modern Russia, manifesting themselves among both pro-Putin elites and his political opposition. As Borenstein shows, this paranoid fantasy until recently characterized only the marginal and the irrelevant. Now, through its embodiment in pop culture, the expressions of a conspiratorial worldview are seen everywhere. \u003ci\u003ePlots against Russia\u003c\/i\u003e is an important contribution to the fields of Russian literary and cultural studies from one of its preeminent voices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eliot Borenstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501735772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501735776\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2019","brand":"Eliot Borenstein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985272865023,"sku":"9781501735776","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e51fbc15-a233-460e-a069-c3e9ebba52af.jpg?v=1683276582","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/plots-against-russia-eliot-borenstein-9781501735776","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}