| The Long Hangover: Putin's New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past Contributor(s): Walker, Shaun (Author) |
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ISBN: 0190058846 ISBN-13: 9780190058845 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $18.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Russian & Former Soviet Union - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Nationalism & Patriotism |
| Dewey: 947.086 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (0.90 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1990's - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 how Putin raised victory in WWII to the status of a national founding myth in the search for a unifying force to heal a divided country, and shows how dangerous the ramifications of this have been. This book explores why Russia, unlike Germany, has failed to come to terms with the darkest pages of its past: Stalin's purges, the Gulag, and the war deportations. The narrative roams from the corridors of the Kremlin to the wilds of the Gulags and the trenches of East Ukraine. It puts the annexation of Crimea and the newly assertive Russia in the context of the delayed fallout of the Soviet collapse. The Long Hangover looks to a lost generation: the millions of Russians who lost their country and the subsequent attempts to restore to them a sense of purpose. |