The Long Hangover: Putin's New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past

by Shaun Walker and Shaun Walker

Book Overview

In The Long Hangover, Shaun Walker presents a deeply reported, bottom-up explanation of Russia's resurgence under Putin. By cleverly exploiting the memory of the Soviet victory over fascism in World War II, Putin's regime has made ordinary Russians feel that their country is great again. Walker not only explains Putin's goals and the government's official manipulations of history, but also focuses on ordinary Russians and their motivations. He charts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190659246
• ISBN13: 9780190659240
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"