{"product_id":"my-russia-war-or-peace","title":"My Russia: War or Peace?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn his timely new book, Mikhail Shishkin, argues that Russia is not a 'riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma': we just don't know enough about it. So what is the real story behind Putin's autocratic regime and its invasion of Ukraine?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMy Russia: War or Peace? \u003c\/i\u003eShishkin traces the roots of Russia's problems, from the 'Kievan Rus' via the Grand Duchy of Moscow, empire, revolution and Cold War, to the now thirty-year-old Russian Federation. He explores the uneasy relationship between state and citizens, explains Russian attitudes to people's rights and democracy, and proposes that there are really two Russian peoples: the disillusioned and disaffected, who suffer from 'slave mentality', and those who embrace 'European' values and try to stand up to oppression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth deeply personal and taking a broader historical view, \u003ci\u003eMy Russia\u003c\/i\u003e is a passionate, eye-opening account of a state entangled in a complex and bloody past, as well as a love letter to a conflicted country. Will Russia continue its vicious circle of upheaval and autocracy, or will its people find a way out of history - and how can we help?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44791483236531,"sku":"9781529427813","price":559.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17478197689781529427813.jpg?v=1762858543","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/my-russia-war-or-peace","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}