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A Russian Diary: A Journalist's Final Account of Life, Corruption & Death in Putin's Russia

A devastating account of contemporary Russia by a great and brave writer.

A Russian Diary is the book that Anna Politkovskaya had recently completed when she was murdered in a contract killing in Moscow. It covers the period from the Russian elections of December 2003 to the tragic aftermath of the Beslan school siege in late 2005. The book is an unflinching record of the plight of millions of Russians and a pitiless report on the cynicism and corruption of Vladimir Putin's presidency.

Subject
politicshistorybiography
Genre
war and militarycrimehistorical fiction
Themes
journalistspoliticswomen
Setting
21st centuryrussiachechnyaeurope
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 369 pages
Form
essays

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