Kicking the Kremlin: Russia's New Dissidents and the Battle to Topple Putin
Autor MARC BENNETTSen Limba Engleză Paperback – 25 feb 2014
As 2011 came to a close, in what was a watershed moment, 100,000 took to Moscow’s freezing streets to protest the election victory of United Russia – Vladimir Putin’s party – amid widespread allegations of corruption and vote-rigging. A few months later, Pussy Riot hit headlines around the world when they were arrested following their anti-Putin demonstration in a Russian Orthodox cathedral. The vicious battle for Russia’s soul continues to this day.
In the first book to take the reader straight to the beating heart of the opposition movement, journalist and long-time Moscow resident Marc Bennetts introduces a new generation of Russian dissidents, united by their hatred of Putin and his bid to silence all political adversaries. We meet a bustling cast of urban youth working to expose the injustices of the regime and a disjointed bunch of dissenters – from ‘It Girl’ hipsters to 21st-century socialists. Featuring rare interviews with everyone from Pussy Riot and top protest leaders to Kremlin insiders, Bennetts’ compelling narrative is a high-octane account of the politics and subterfuge of modern-day Russia.
In the first book to take the reader straight to the beating heart of the opposition movement, journalist and long-time Moscow resident Marc Bennetts introduces a new generation of Russian dissidents, united by their hatred of Putin and his bid to silence all political adversaries. We meet a bustling cast of urban youth working to expose the injustices of the regime and a disjointed bunch of dissenters – from ‘It Girl’ hipsters to 21st-century socialists. Featuring rare interviews with everyone from Pussy Riot and top protest leaders to Kremlin insiders, Bennetts’ compelling narrative is a high-octane account of the politics and subterfuge of modern-day Russia.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781780743486
ISBN-10: 1780743483
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 146 x 222 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Oneworld Publications
Colecția Oneworld Publications
Locul publicării:United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1780743483
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 146 x 222 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Oneworld Publications
Colecția Oneworld Publications
Locul publicării:United Kingdom
Recenzii
"Compelling...Bennett writes with clarity and wryness about a Russia on the brink of popular revolt. Read it now, after Putin's Ukrainian moves." - Irish Times
"An eerie, bone-shaking, you-are-there expose. Bennetts attends the marches and rallies, chases down the interviews and writes with clarity and wryness about, ultimately, the historical 'willingness to seek a savior figures that will rescue Russia from itself." - Booklist
"Strongly written, well-researched and timely....should be read now." - Times Literary Supplement
"A compelling account of how a disparate set of political groups came together to create the largest anti-government protests Russia has seen in living memory. Bennetts doesn't attempt any grand theologising nor does he impose his own politics on the account - which in this case is welcome." - New Statesman
"Clear-eyed...insightful...sympathetic." - Time Out London
"This book gives a fascinating peek at the shifting political landscape in one of the world's most opaque nations." Press Association
"A fascinating peek at the shifting political landscape in one of the world's most opaque nations." - Irish Examiner
"This book could hardly have come at a better time...Bennetts is well-placed to write the book. The huge variety of his interviews, through which he elicits a pleasing selection of anecdotes, as well as accusations of being a foreign spy, show his familiarity with the country and its people." - We Love This Book
"Engagingly grim, frequently absurdist portrait of Vladimir Putin and the popular protests against him, which are gaining steam. Moscow-based British journalist Bennetts (Football Dynamo: Modern Russia and the People's Game, 2009, etc.) maintains a cool, even tone throughout these portraits of the Putin oligarchs, who are determined to keep power, and the leaders of the dissident movements aiming to oust them. Bennetts insightfully portrays a Russia on the cusp of popular revolt." - Kirkus Reviews
"Dark, compelling, and illuminating. Bennetts meets priests, lawmakers, spin-doctors, ordinary Russians, left-wing agitators, and riot cops in this vivid first-hand portrait." — Luke Harding, Guardian correspondent and author of Mafia State
"Colourful and authoritative. The best account of Russia's protest movement and Putin's ferocious crackdown." — Angus Roxburgh, author of Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia
"Vivid and insightful. Bennetts captures a transitional moment in Russian history. Years from now, when researchers are seeking to explain the second Putin era, they would do well to use this reportage." — Daniel Kalder, author of Lost Cosmonaut
"Bennetts has done an excellent job of drawing together the scattered beads of a sobering story." — Susan Richards, author of Lost and Found in Russia: Encounters in a Deep Heartland and founding editor of OpenDemocracy Russia
"An eerie, bone-shaking, you-are-there expose. Bennetts attends the marches and rallies, chases down the interviews and writes with clarity and wryness about, ultimately, the historical 'willingness to seek a savior figures that will rescue Russia from itself." - Booklist
"Strongly written, well-researched and timely....should be read now." - Times Literary Supplement
"A compelling account of how a disparate set of political groups came together to create the largest anti-government protests Russia has seen in living memory. Bennetts doesn't attempt any grand theologising nor does he impose his own politics on the account - which in this case is welcome." - New Statesman
"Clear-eyed...insightful...sympathetic." - Time Out London
"This book gives a fascinating peek at the shifting political landscape in one of the world's most opaque nations." Press Association
"A fascinating peek at the shifting political landscape in one of the world's most opaque nations." - Irish Examiner
"This book could hardly have come at a better time...Bennetts is well-placed to write the book. The huge variety of his interviews, through which he elicits a pleasing selection of anecdotes, as well as accusations of being a foreign spy, show his familiarity with the country and its people." - We Love This Book
"Engagingly grim, frequently absurdist portrait of Vladimir Putin and the popular protests against him, which are gaining steam. Moscow-based British journalist Bennetts (Football Dynamo: Modern Russia and the People's Game, 2009, etc.) maintains a cool, even tone throughout these portraits of the Putin oligarchs, who are determined to keep power, and the leaders of the dissident movements aiming to oust them. Bennetts insightfully portrays a Russia on the cusp of popular revolt." - Kirkus Reviews
"Dark, compelling, and illuminating. Bennetts meets priests, lawmakers, spin-doctors, ordinary Russians, left-wing agitators, and riot cops in this vivid first-hand portrait." — Luke Harding, Guardian correspondent and author of Mafia State
"Colourful and authoritative. The best account of Russia's protest movement and Putin's ferocious crackdown." — Angus Roxburgh, author of Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia
"Vivid and insightful. Bennetts captures a transitional moment in Russian history. Years from now, when researchers are seeking to explain the second Putin era, they would do well to use this reportage." — Daniel Kalder, author of Lost Cosmonaut
"Bennetts has done an excellent job of drawing together the scattered beads of a sobering story." — Susan Richards, author of Lost and Found in Russia: Encounters in a Deep Heartland and founding editor of OpenDemocracy Russia
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As 2011 came to a close, in what was a watershed moment, 100,000 took to Moscow’s freezing streets to protest the election victory of United Russia – Vladimir Putin’s party – amid widespread allegations of corruption and vote-rigging. A few months later, Pussy Riot hit headlines around the world when they were arrested following their anti-Putin demonstration in a Russian Orthodox cathedral. The vicious battle for Russia’s soul continues to this day.
In the first book to take the reader straight to the beating heart of the opposition movement, journalist and long-time Moscow resident Marc Bennetts introduces a new generation of Russian dissidents, united by their hatred of Putin and his bid to silence all political adversaries. We meet a bustling cast of urban youth working to expose the injustices of the regime and a disjointed bunch of dissenters – from ‘It Girl’ hipsters to 21st-century socialists. Featuring rare interviews with everyone from Pussy Riot and top protest leaders to Kremlin insiders, Bennetts’ compelling narrative is a high-octane account of the politics and subterfuge of modern-day Russia.
In the first book to take the reader straight to the beating heart of the opposition movement, journalist and long-time Moscow resident Marc Bennetts introduces a new generation of Russian dissidents, united by their hatred of Putin and his bid to silence all political adversaries. We meet a bustling cast of urban youth working to expose the injustices of the regime and a disjointed bunch of dissenters – from ‘It Girl’ hipsters to 21st-century socialists. Featuring rare interviews with everyone from Pussy Riot and top protest leaders to Kremlin insiders, Bennetts’ compelling narrative is a high-octane account of the politics and subterfuge of modern-day Russia.