{"product_id":"putin-and-the-return-of-history-how-the-kremlin-rekindled-the-cold-war-hardcover","title":"Putin and the Return of History: How the Kremlin Rekindled the Cold War - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Sixsmith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDaniel Sixsmith\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn original history of Russia's thousand-year past, tracing the forces and the myths that have shaped Putin's politics and rekindled the Cold War.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has reshaped history. In the decades after the collapse of Soviet communism, the West convinced itself that liberal democracy would henceforth be the dominant, ultimately unique, system of governance - a hubris that shaped how the West would treat Russia for the next two decades. But history wasn't over. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePutin is a paradox. In the early years of his presidency, he appeared to commit himself to friendship with the West, suggesting that Russia could join the European Union or even NATO. He said he supported free-market democracy and civil rights. But the Putin of those years is unrecognisable today. The Putin of the 2020s is an autocratic nationalist, dedicated to repression at home and anti-Western militarism abroad. So, what happened? Was he lying when he proclaimed his support for freedom, democracy and friendship with the West? Or, was he sincere? Did he change his views at some stage between then and now? And if that is the case, what happened to change him? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePutin and the Return of History\u003c\/i\u003e examines these questions in the context of Russia's thousand-year past, tracing the forces and the myths that have shaped Putin's politics of aggression: the enduring terror of encirclement by outsiders, the subjugation of the individual to the cause of the state, the collectivist values that allow the sacrifice of human lives in battle, the willingness to lie and deceive, the co-opting of religion and the belief in Great Russia's mission to change the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARTIN SIXSMITH\u003c\/b\u003e is a bestselling author, television and radio presenter and journalist. He was the BBC's correspondent in Moscow, Washington and Warsaw and a Communications Director for the British government. His work on Russia includes the 2011 history \u003ci\u003eRussia: a 1000-Year Chronicle of the Wild East, Putin's Oil \u003c\/i\u003ein 2012 and the 2019 novel \u003ci\u003eAn Unquiet Heart\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003eHaving completed degrees in History and Russian Studies, \u003cb\u003eDANIEL SIXSMITH\u003c\/b\u003e worked as an archaeologist in Siberia and Kazakhstan before turning to historical research and writing. He contributed to the BBC Radio 4 series \u003ci\u003eRussia: The Wild East\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-authored \u003ci\u003eThe War of Nerves: Inside the Cold War Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, which was short-listed for the PEN\/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Non-fiction in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.3 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763692896544,"sku":"9781399409865","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/55596a31ee1cec5e19594d40e4372a26.webp?v=1780239452","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/putin-and-the-return-of-history-how-the-kremlin-rekindled-the-cold-war-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}