Gessen, Masha

"... follows the lives of four people born at what promised to be the dawn of democracy. Each of them came of age with unprecedented expectations, some as the children and grandchildren of the very architects of the new Russia, each with newfound aspirations of their own-as entrepreneurs, activists, thinkers, and writers, sexual and social beings ... charts their paths against the machinations of the regime that would crush them all, and against the war it waged on understanding itself, which ensured the unobstructed reemergence of the old Soviet order in the form of today's terrifying and seemingly unstoppable mafia state."--Provided by publisher.

"... follows the lives of four people born at what promised to be the dawn of democracy. Each of them came of age with unprecedented expectations, some as the children and grandchildren of the very architects of the new Russia, each with newfound aspirations of their own-as entrepreneurs, activists, thinkers, and writers, sexual and social beings ... charts their paths against the machinations of the regime that would crush them all, and against the war it waged on understanding itself, which ensured the unobstructed reemergence of the old Soviet order in the form of today's terrifying and seemingly unstoppable mafia state."--Dust jacket.

Presents biographies of Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the two Chechen American brothers who orchestrated the Boston marathon bombing of April 15, 2013, and discusses the factors that may have led to their terrorist actions.

Examines the life of Vladimir Putin, tracing his remarkable rise to power as the leader of modern Russia.

An account of the feminist punk activists' act of political confrontation in Moscow, which made national headlines as they were punished for their act of defiance.

Examines the life of Vladimir Putin, tracing his remarkable rise to power as the leader of modern Russia.