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War and Punishment

The Story of Russian Oppression and Ukrainian Resistance

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War and Punishment

By: Mikhail Zygar
Narrated by: Richard Attlee
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'History is made up of myths,' writes the renowned Russian dissident journalist Mikhail Zygar. 'Alas, our myths led us to the fascism of 2022. It is time to expose them.' Drawing from his perilous career investigating the frontiers of the Russian empire, Zygar reveals how 350 years of propaganda, bad historical scholarship, folk tales and fantasy spurred his nation into war with Ukraine.

A noted expert on the Kremlin with unparalleled access to hundreds of players in the current conflict - from politicians to oligarchs, gangsters to comedians (not least Zelensky himself) - Zygar chronicles the power struggles from which today's politics grew, and digs out the essential truths from behind layers of seductive legend. By surveying the strange, complex record of Russo-Ukrainian relations, WAR AND PUNISHMENT reveals exactly how the largest nation on Earth lost its senses. A work of history can't undo the past or transform the present, but sometimes it can shape the future.

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©2023 Mikhail Zygar (P)2023 Orion Publishing Group Limited Eastern Europe Politics & Government Russia War & Crisis Soviet Union Imperialism War Witty Comedy Espionage Celebrity Socialism

Critic Reviews

"Knowing he could always follow many colleagues and activists into jail, hospital, or into the graveyard, Zygar persists" (Christiane Amanpour)
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a great history read of the past and present and possible look into the future

the way Zolensky stood up to the bully.

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