The less you know, the better you sleep : Russia's road to terror and dictatorship under Yeltsin and Putin / David Satter.

By:

Satter, David, 1947-

Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]Description: xvi, 221 pages ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780300211429
0300211422

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

947.086 23

LOC classification:

DK510.763 .S36 2016

Contents:

The 1999 Apartment Bombings -- Yeltsin: Chaos and criminality -- The power vertical -- Selective terror -- A system under threat -- Russia's fate.

Summary: In December 2013, David Satter became the first American journalist to be expelled from Russia since the Cold War. 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 in 1999, which were blamed on Chechens and brought Putin to power, were actually carried out by the Russian FSB security police. 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 successor, and how Putin has suppressed all opposition while retaining the appearance of a pluralist state. 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.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-209) and index

In December 2013, David Satter became the first American journalist to be expelled from Russia since the Cold War. 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 in 1999, which were blamed on Chechens and brought Putin to power, were actually carried out by the Russian FSB security police. 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 successor, and how Putin has suppressed all opposition while retaining the appearance of a pluralist state. 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 1999 Apartment Bombings -- Yeltsin: Chaos and criminality -- The power vertical -- Selective terror -- A system under threat -- Russia's fate.

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