Who Lost Russia? : How the World Entered a New Cold War (Paperback)

from Elliot1822

In this book by Mr. Conradi which he based on interviews with people on both sides of the new and widning political divide, Peter Conradi clearly shows one the failure of understanding on both sides over the past twenty-five years and outlines how we can get relations back on track before it's to...

from fizzypops

Required reading to understand the context of what is happening in global politics and international relations in the "post-truth" era. This masterpiece of contemporary history explains how rapidly the promising moments of post-9/11 superpower relationship have been squandered. The hard line Russ...

from Forthwith

Plan on a comfortable chair. While still trying to get through two serious illnesses, I finally took on reading the uncorrected proof of what will become a major book release. First, this is a journalistic achievement of the highest order. The author, Peter Conradi, who also co-wrote "The King's ...

from Illiniguy71

I can do little except add my voice to the loud and much deserved chorus of praise this book is receiving. It is highly readable, well-informed, and full of what is common sense for those who know history. Who lost Russia? Well, it was unlikely ever to become a "Western"-style democracy, and cert...

from sherman1951

Who Lost Russia is a highly readable one-volume history of post-Soviet Russia. Over the past 25 years, Russia has gone through any changes - the most significant the rise of Vladimir Putin. Putin, a former KGB officer was hand-picked by former President Boris Yeltsin to assume the presidency upon...