War and Punishment

Why is my country fascist - and what is my role in that? For Russia to ever change these are the questions Russians will need to ask. Zygar does it with a searing mix of history and self-reflection -- Peter Pomerantsev, author * This Is Not Propaganda * Zygar has invented a new genre. If Tolstoy's story is a wide river, Proust's is a slow river, Zygar's is a chase. Alas, under President Putin's rule, no one would dare to publish this terrific book in Russia. So it's easy to tell if the regime has changed - if Zygar is openly on sale in Moscow shops, then yes -- Dmitry Muratov, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, 2021 To account for Russia's descent into the abyss and the most bloody war in Europe since WWII, Zygar invites us to walk an uneasy path of reconsideration of the recent past. His book is not only a guide to that past but also a powerful call to change the present -- Serhii Plokhy, author * The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine * PRAISE FOR MIKHAIL ZYGAR Of the many accounts written about the Russian president, Mikhail Zygar's insider's guide to his court is one of the most compelling * Guardian * One of those important thinkers who helps us to not lose our memory -- Nadya Tolokonnikova, Pussy Riot Zygar approaches history like he's interviewing it - listening to what those involved had to say and expertly putting that in context. The result is a riveting unfolding of history as it was being lived * Foreign Policy * Knowing he could always follow many colleagues and activists into jail, hospital, or into the graveyard, Zygar persists -- Christiane Amanpour * CNN * Zygar is one of the heroes of Putin's Russia * Washington Post *