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Bezig met laden... The Less You Know, The Better You Sleep: Russia's Road to Terror and Dictatorship under Yeltsin and Putindoor David Satter
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Vladimir Putin is one bad, corrupt dude. Satter’s basic argument is that instead of transitioning from Communism to democracy, Russia went almost straight to authoritarianism, with no tradition of regard for the value of people in themselves. Thus, the security services are routinely willing to set up or even fake “terrorist” incidents in order to build support for repressive and expansionist policies, from the election that initially put Putin in power to the justification for invading Ukraine. Not reassuring. ( ) Russia has been run by criminals for the last 25 years. Satter does a good job running us through the atrocities committed and covered up by the Russian regimes. Putin's disturbing history is only teased in this book. I would recommend it for those that want to briefly engage in a glimpse of the Russian oppression and destruction. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Once you accept that the impossible is really possible, what happens in Russia makes perfect sense In December 2013, David Satter became the first American journalist to be expelled from Russia since the Cold War. The Moscow Times said it was not surprising he was expelled, "it was surprising it took so long." Satter is known in Russia for having written that the apartment bombings in 1999, which were blamed on Chechens and brought Putin to power, were actually carried out by the Russian FSB security police. In this book, Satter tells the story of the apartment bombings and how Boris Yeltsin presided over the criminalization of Russia, why Vladimir Putin was chosen as his successor, and how Putin has suppressed all opposition while retaining the appearance of a pluralist state. As the threat represented by Russia becomes increasingly clear, Satter's description of where Russia is and how it got there will be of vital interest to anyone concerned about the dangers facing the world today. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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