{"product_id":"9781529927368-downfall","title":"Downfall","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePutin, Prigozhin, and the fight for the future of Russia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Absolutely gripping, deeply authoritative, hugely important and lethally lurid’\u003cbr\u003eSimon Sebag Montefiore, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe World: A Family History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYevgeny Prigozhin emerged as one of the most dangerous warlords in the world and as one of Vladimir Putin's chief rivals in Russia's tumultuous political climate, exiled after leading Wagner's attempted coup and killed in a mysterious plane crash. But what is the truth about this enigmatic figure, his role in the war with Ukraine, and the chaos unleashed across Russia by his turn against Putin? And, in the aftermath of his death, what is next for Russia in the new stage of late Putinism that Prigozhin's life forged?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on years of research, this book traces the rise of Russia's most prominent non-state actor and examines the political climate that propelled a convicted gangster with no government office to the formidable role he came to occupy. An essential story of Russia's recent history, \u003ci\u003eDownfall \u003c\/i\u003eis also a compelling insight into its likely future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55988547322230,"sku":"9781529927368","price":13.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32358591.jpg?v=1753419507","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529927368-downfall","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}