{"product_id":"my-russia-war-or-peace","title":"My Russia: War or Peace?","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his timely new book, Mikhail Shishkin, argues that Russia is not a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma: we just dont know enough about it. So what is the real story behind Putins autocratic regime and its invasion of Ukraine?In My Russia: War or Peace? Shishkin traces the roots of Russias problems, from the Kievan Rus via the Grand Duchy of Moscow, empire, revolution and Cold War, to the now thirtyyearold Russian Federation. He explores the uneasy relationship between state and citizens, explains Russian attitudes to peoples rights and democracy, and proposes that there are really two Russian peoples: the disillusioned and disaffected, who suffer from slave mentality, and those who embrace European values and try to stand up to oppression.Both deeply personal and taking a broader historical view, My Russia is a passionate, eyeopening account of a state entangled in a complex and bloody past, as well as a love letter to a conflicted country. Will Russia continue its vicious circle of upheaval and autocracy, or will its people find a way out of history  and how can we help?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"riverrun","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47953123999989,"sku":"DADAX1529427819","price":41.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/71F9T89U04L.jpg?v=1775486596","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/my-russia-war-or-peace","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}