Nothing is true and everything is possible : adventures in modern Russia / Peter Pomerantsev.
Nothing is true and everything is possible : adventures in modern Russia / Peter Pomerantsev.
By
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Pomerantsev, Peter.
Publication Date
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2017, 2015
Publication Information
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London : Faber & Faber,
Physical Description
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x, 285 p.
Subject Term
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Corruption.
Social change.
Authoritarianism.
Social problems.
Social change -- Russia (Federation)
Social problems -- Russia (Federation)
Power (Social sciences) -- Russia (Federation)
Geographic Term
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Russia (Federation)
Russia (Federation) -- Social conditions -- 1991-
Russia (Federation) -- History -- 1991-
Russia (Federation) -- Economic conditions -- 1991-
Summary
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A journey into the glittering, surreal heart of 21st century Russia: into the lives of Hells Angels convinced they are messiahs, professional killers with the souls of artists, bohemian theatre directors turned Kremlin puppet-masters, supermodel sects, post-modern dictators and oligarch revolutionaries. This is a world erupting with new money and new power, changing so fast it breaks all sense of reality, where life is seen as a whirling, glamorous masquerade where identities can be switched and all values are changeable. It is home to a new form of authoritarianism, far subtler than 20th century strains, and which is rapidly expanding to challenge the global order.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780571338528
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 306.0947 P77 | Claimed Returned |