Description
From the ruins of the Soviet Union to the realities of the present day, this book travels across the former Soviet republics to reveal how history still shapes politics, identity, and everyday life. Through vivid reporting and on-the-ground encounters, it traces the legacies of empire—economic upheaval, contested borders, and the struggle to build new national narratives—while showing how ordinary people navigate the aftershocks of a vanished superpower. The authors examine themes of power, memory, and reinvention, asking what “post-Soviet” really means when the past remains intensely alive. With a journalistic, human-centered style and a keen eye for geopolitical nuance, the book offers a compelling, accessible window into a region often reduced to headlines rather than lived experience.
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paperback
Pegasus Books
Published Jan 1, 2019
448 pages
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First Published
2019
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Sovietistan by Erika Fatland.