Putin e la Russia. L'ascesa di un dittatore

Darryl Cunningham’s Putin’s Russia: The Rise of a Dictator had a very timely release mid-February. The book covers the Russian leader’s life from childhood to just a few months before he would order an invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Done in graphic novel format, Cunningham covers a large amount of inf Leggi tutto

One of the best GN I have read this year. Meticulously researched and documented; to say this GN is timely would be an understatement. Anyone trying to place in context the dangerous situation that is unfolding in Ukraine will gain insight into this dire threat now facing Europe - but the truth may

I knew most of this basic information, but it is a good and succinct introduction to Putin's rise from KGB thug to dictator, documenting some of the journalists and other detractors who opposed him, many of whom he had killed. The criminal enterprise that is running Russia now depends on disinformat Leggi tutto

Vladimir Putin at heart is a gangster who would have been at home as a character on The Sopranos according to this biography. It's a laundry list of all the murders, false flag operations, political corruption, theft, conspiracies and wars it seems likely that Putin has masterminded in his life from Leggi tutto

Yet again Darryl Cunningham has covered a topic with his usual clarity. Although I was aware of many of Putin's abuses of power I still found new information. All a testament to Cunningham's extensive research as evidenced by the long list of sources at the end of the book.

This was definitely a grim and menacing reading experience, but it absolutely is a great primer for our current geo-political moment. Sometimes, as you live through history, it’s hard to gather context as events unfold and put them into a cohesive story- I’ve often felt like my short-term memory isn Leggi tutto