Putin's Russia and the Falsification of History: Reasserting Control Over the Past

by Anton Weiss-Wendt

Book Overview

This book provides a bold examination of the political use of history in contemporary Russia. Anton Weiss-Wendt argues that history is yet another discipline misappropriated by the Kremlin for the purpose of rallying the population. He explains how, since the pro-democracy protests in 2011-12, the Russian government has hamstrung independent research and aligned state institutions in the promotion of militant patriotism. The entire state machinery...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350203157
• ISBN13: 9781350203150
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"