kostia_gorobets's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
bryson_handy's review against another edition
4.0
A good and informational book on Ukraine and Russia's political development, especially in the 20th and 21st centuries. Some portions are a little lengthy, and if you're caught up with the crimes of Donald Trump and his cronies the last chapter isn't new news. I think the best parts are his explanation of the politics of inevitability and the politics of eternity, which can affect all political ideologies. He presents history-imperfect and nuanced-as a middle way to guide us into the future. I do wish this idea was expanded on a bit more, but the book is still good nonetheless. Overall it's a good book on an important subject!
airamainefats's review against another edition
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
ninersteffler's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
pamiverson's review against another edition
4.0
Scary book detailing how Putin and other Russian leaders subverted democracy in the Ukraine, the United States and other liberal democracies. How the end of history is an apt metaphor for looking at equality vs. oligarchy, individuality vs. totality truth vs. falsehood In some ways these were the details I expected to see in the Mueller report.