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A review by shawnwhy
The Invention of Russia: From Gorbachev's Freedom to Putin's War by Arkady Ostrovsky
5.0
oh hell yeah this book kicks ass.
follows the career of Alexander Yakolev , the chief ideolog and architect of perestroika, his upbring as a down to earth , hard working, intellegent , almost ideal Russian man, so much sung in Soviet propagandas. and elevated to the inner circles of the centural commitee after a period of exile in Canada. the reformers of his generation used media as a tool to promote the ideals of freedom and give access of information to the people. the apparaatus created is now used by putin to create a make-belief world of disinformation. and all that stuff
follows the career of Alexander Yakolev , the chief ideolog and architect of perestroika, his upbring as a down to earth , hard working, intellegent , almost ideal Russian man, so much sung in Soviet propagandas. and elevated to the inner circles of the centural commitee after a period of exile in Canada. the reformers of his generation used media as a tool to promote the ideals of freedom and give access of information to the people. the apparaatus created is now used by putin to create a make-belief world of disinformation. and all that stuff