The Less You Know, the Better You Sleep: Russia's Road to Terror and Dictatorship Under Yeltsin and Putin
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (694 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01FKQTOBO |
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| Number of Pages | : | 436 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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In this book Satter tells the story of the apartment bombings and how Boris Yeltsin presided over the criminalization of Russia, why Vladimir Putin was chosen as his sucessor, and how Putin has suppressed all opposition while retaining the appearance of a pluralist state. In December 2013 David Satter became the first American journalist to be expelled from Russia since the Cold War. As the threat represented by Russia becomes increasingly clear, Satter's description of where Russia is and how it got there will be of vital interest to anyone concerned about the dangers facing the world today.. The Moscow Times said it was not surprising he was expelled; "it was surprising it took so long". Satter is known in Russia for having written that the apartment bombings i
George P. Wood said To Understand Russia, Believe the Unbelievable. “In the absence of justice,” asked Augustine in The City of God, “what is sovereignty but organized brigandage?” Organized brigandage is a good way to describe the Russian state that has emerged under the leadership of first Boris Yeltsin and now Vladimir Putin. Indeed, without mentioning Augustine, Satter describes Russian government as “banditry in the guise of a state.” The first five chapters of The Less You Know, the Better You Sleep provide the evidentiary basis for this claim.Chapter 1 argues that Russia’s Federal Security Service—the FSB—organized the bombings of . William Capodanno said The Threat of Putin -- Lies. Propaganda. Killing Your Own Citizens. This is an absolute must read for any American, whether you know little about post-Soviet Russia or a lot --- frankly any student of history should read this book. For those who are naive (or ignorant) about how despicable and corrupt Putin is, David Satter will quickly disabuse you of that notion in "The Less You Know, The Better You Sleep". Satter's deep journalistic experience inside Russia shows in his command of the landscape and array of political, military and business elites. It isn't surprising that he was expelled from Russia given his dogged pursuit of the truth and questioning of the "official party" line on the . "Although reports of the FSB's involvement in the apartment bombings" according to derbucherworm. Although reports of the FSB's involvement in the apartment bombings were relatively well-known, Satter's account is meticulously detailed. This is a strong, well-researched indictment of the cronyism and hunger for power that characterizes the Putin regime. If anyone thought the Cold War have ever truly ended, this book is a necessary antidote to that naivete.