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The Less You Know, the Better You Sleep

The Less You Know, the Better You Sleep

Russia's Road to Terror and Dictatorship under Yeltsin and Putin

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  • Release Date: 24/10/2017
  • Barcode: 9780300230727
  • Genre: Society & Culture
  • Sub-Genre: Politics & Government
  • Imprint: Yale University Press
  • Publisher: Yale University Press
The Less You Know, the Better You Sleep

The Less You Know, the Better You Sleep

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Russia's Road to Terror and Dictatorship under Yeltsin and Putin
Once you accept that the impossible is really possible, what happens in Russia makes perfect sense
Once you accept that the impossible is really possible, what happens in Russia makes perfect sense
 
“A few pages into David Satter’s truly terrifying book, one realizes that his title is smack-on accurate: modern Russia is a frightening member of the world community to an extent of which most persons are blissfully unaware.”—Joseph C. Goulden, Washington Times
 
“Satter . persuasively supplies evidence for his claim that a series of residential bombings in 1999 were part of an elaborate conspiracy orchestrated by Vladimir Putin, who used them as a smoke screen to invade Chechnya and catapult himself to the presidency.”—Publisher’s Weekly

 
In December 2013, David Satter became the first American journalist to be expelled from Russia since the Cold War. The Moscow Times said it was not surprising he was expelled, “it was surprising it took so long.” Satter is known in Russia for having written that the apartment bombings in 1999, which were blamed on Chechens and brought Putin to power, were actually carried out by the Russian FSB security police.
 
In this book, Satter tells the story of the apartment bombings and how Boris Yeltsin presided over the criminalization of Russia, why Vladimir Putin was chosen as his successor, and how Putin has suppressed all opposition while retaining the appearance of a pluralist state. As the threat represented by Russia becomes increasingly clear, Satter’s description of where Russia is and how it got there will be of vital interest to anyone concerned about the dangers facing the world today.

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