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Rich with characters and poignant accounts, Putin's Russia depicts a far-reaching state of decay. Politkovskaya describes an army in which soldiers die from malnutrition, parents must pay...
Putin's Russia: Life in a Failing Democracy. Anna Politkovskaya. 4.16. 3,385 ratings347 reviews. A searing portrait of a country in disarray, and of the man at its helm, from "the bravest of journalists" (The New York Times)
But the war isn't the only factor in Russia's "failing democracy." Corruption at every level of government seems to be the order of the day. Politkovskaya provides anecdotal evidence of provincial oligarchs, corrupt judges, and dozens of horror stories from Muscovites and province dwellers.
Rich with characters and poignant accounts, Putin's Russia depicts a far-reaching state of decay. Politkovskaya describes an army in which soldiers die from malnutrition, parents must pay bribes to recover their dead sons' bodies, and conscripts are even hired out as slaves.
PUTIN'S RUSSIA: Life in a Failing Democracy. User Review - Kirkus. A resounding indictment of the Russian leader into whose soul George Bush recently peered and pronounced himself...
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Metropolitan Books, 2005, 288 pp. Buy the book. Reviewed by Robert Legvold. May/June 2006 Published on May 1, 2006. The savagery of Russia's actions in Chechnya is not news, nor is the highhandedness of its intelligence services, nor the cynical way Russian politicians and businesspeople mix money and politics.
