A review by fiction_addiction_cl
Rosja - wielkie zmyślenie. Od wolności Gorbaczowa do wojny Putina by Arkady Ostrovsky

4.0

I started this book on the day Ukraine was attacked by Russia. And, then, I just could not read anything for a very long time. The atrocities committed by the Russian soldiers, the cynicism of the Kremlin authorities, the sarcasm of state propaganda were numbing, paralyzing and provoked an overpowering reading block in me. I’ve been able to pick up this book again quite recently and what an eye-opener it has been! It helped me fathom the intricate mechanisms ruling the Russian politics and its dependence on media, specially television. It’s really chilling to realize how reality is formed, shaped and influenced by media moguls who serve Vladimir Putin. The book expertly chronicles the rise of a charmless KGB agent to a cold-blooded autocrat/dictator. What’s alarming is the fact how politicians in Russia never really cared about their own citizens. The utmost goal has always been power, dominance, and money. A compulsory read for those trying to understand why the war in Ukraine is fought.