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Four New Books Attempt To Reckon With Russia’s Recent Past
A growing number of nonfiction books published since the start of the war in Ukraine by journalists, diplomats and other experts seek to document and understand Russia’s descent into full-blown authoritarianism, and how it reached the point where it could launch such a murderous war on its neighbor.
Falling Out of Love With Sports — And the Russian Regime
Zavarzina’s transformation from a loyal athlete and minor Russian celebrity to an artist in London puts her among just a handful of Russians who have made the transition from establishment figure to exile. Even amid the devastating war in Ukraine, the overwhelming majority of the Russian elite have — at least in public — rallied around the Kremlin.