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Joshua Yaffa - Between Two Fires (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
Full Title : Between Two Fires: Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin's Russia.
How everyday Russians adapt to survive under Putin's rule, from The New Yorker's correspondent in Moscow.
In this penetrating exploration of contemporary Russia, Joshua Yaffa meets a variety of Russians - from politicians and entrepreneurs to artists and historians - who have built their careers and constructed their identities in the shadow of the Putin system.
Torn between their own ambitions and the omnipresent demands of the state, each has found that compromise is essential for survival and success.
Between Two Fires is an intimate and probing portrait of a nation much discussed but little understood, and an urgent lesson about the nature of modern authoritarianism.
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- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : As New
- Category : Non-Fiction - Politics & Government
- Published : 2020 (This Edition 2021 - Granta)
- ISBN : 9781783783724
- SKU : B003214
- PPC : LL300gm
- RRP : £9.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
'Few journalists have penetrated so deep and with so much nuance into the moral ambiguities of Russia. If you want insight into the deeper distortions the Kremlin causes in people's psyches this book is invaluable' - Peter Pomerantsev, author of This Is Not Propaganda.
'Joshua Yaffa brings to us an in-depth look at today's Russia and how its people survive. He knows who the players are and travels wherever necessary to interview them to get their perspective. To exist in Russia is a delicate balance between being fiercely loyal to the homeland and finding ways to get what a person needs and wants in spite of the State. He calls this conundrum having to be the "wily man (or woman)" always trying to figure out what the constantly changing political views of the State are so that one can function more or less safely within it.' - Goodreads Review.
'Joshua Yaffa humanely elucidates how the universal phenomenon of moral compromise differs in Russia because the state looms so large.' - TLS.
The Author
Joshua Yaffa is a correspondent for The New Yorker in Moscow. For his work in Russia, he has been a fellow at New America, a recipient of the American Academy’s Berlin Prize, and a finalist for the Livingston Award. He has also written for the Economist, The New York Times, National Geographic, Bloomberg Businessweek, The New Republic, and Foreign Affairs, where he was also an associate editor. He is originally from San Diego, California.