21 must-read nonfiction books like Moscow Rules: What Drives Russia to Confront the West by Keir Giles

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Moscow Rules: What Drives Russia to Confront the West

By: Keir Giles

4.15

Format: 258 pages, Paperback

This book is written for anybody who cannot understand by Russia and its leaders behave as they do.…

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Cover of The Less You Know, the Better You Sleep: Russia's Road to Terror and Dictatorship under Yeltsin and Putin by David Satter

1. The Less You Know, the Better You Sleep: Russia's Road to Terror and Dictatorship under Yeltsin and Putin

By: David Satter

4.15

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Once you accept that the impossible is really possible, what happens in Russia makes perfect sense … read more

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  • politics
  • russia
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Mafia Life: Love, Death and Money at the Heart of Organised Crime by Federico Varese

2. Mafia Life: Love, Death and Money at the Heart of Organised Crime

By: Federico Varese

3.64

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

We see mafias as vast, powerful organisations, harvesting billions of dollars across the globe and … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Ukraine Diaries by Andrey Kurkov, Sam Taylor

3. Ukraine Diaries

By: Andrey Kurkov , Sam Taylor

0.00

Format: 798 pages, Paperback

Kurkov's diaries begin on the first day of the pro-European protests in November 2013, and describe… read more

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  • politics
  • russia
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets by None, Bela Shayevich

4. Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets

By: None , Bela Shayevich

4.29

Format: 192 pages,

From the 2015 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Svetlana Alexievich, comes the first English… read more

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  • politics
  • russia
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War by None, Larry Heinemann, Julia Whitby, Robin Whitby, Svetlana Alexievich

5. Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War

By: None , Larry Heinemann , Julia Whitby , Robin Whitby , Svetlana Alexievich

4.30

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

From 1979 to 1989 a million Soviet troops engaged in a devastating war in Afghanistan that claimed … read more

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  • politics
  • russia
  • history
  • nonfiction
"There’s not much humanity in a human being — that’s what war taught me."

-None, Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War

"Jenže já tam nechal krev… Svou… I cizí… Dávali nám vyznamenání, která nenosíme…"

-None, Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War

"Dreptul omului de a nu ucide. De a nu învața să ucidă. Neînscris în nicio constituție."

-None, Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War

"Každá stránka Zinkových chlapců volá: lidé, nedopusťte, aby se tento krvavý zlý sen opakoval!"

-None, Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War

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6. Black Wind, White Snow: The Rise of Russia’s New Nationalism

By: Charles Clover

3.64

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Charles Clover, award-winning journalist and former Moscow bureau chief for the Financial Times, he… read more

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  • politics
  • russia
  • history
  • nonfiction
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7. Day of the Oprichnik

By: Jamey Gambrell , Vladimir Sorokin

3.74

Format: 191 pages, Hardcover

One of The Telegraph ’s Best Fiction Books 2011 Moscow, 2028. A cold, snowy morning. Andrei Dani… read more

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  • russia
  • contemporary
"бух бах бох — вот вам Бог. бих бух бах — вот вам Бах. пиф паф пах — вот вам Пах. И этого достаточно."

-Jamey Gambrell, Day of the Oprichnik

"Да будь я евреем преклонных годов, И то – nicht zweifelnd und bitter, Немецкий я б выучил только за то, Что им разговаривал Гитлер."

-Jamey Gambrell, Day of the Oprichnik

"Охуенный удар невъебенного топора пришелся в самое темя триждыраспронаебаной старухи, чему пиздато способствовал её мандаблядски малый рост. Она задроченно вскрикнула и вдруг вся как-то пиздапроушенн…"

-Jamey Gambrell, Day of the Oprichnik

8. Putin's Russia: Life in a Failing Democracy

By: Arch Tait , Anna Politkovskaya

4.14

Format: 222 pages, Paperback

A searing portrait of a country in disarray, and of the man at its helm, from "the bravest of journ… read more

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9. Gomorrah

By: Roberto Saviano

4.03

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

A groundbreaking major bestseller in Italy, Gomorrah is Roberto Saviano's gripping nonfiction accou… read more

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10. War's Unwomanly Face

By: None , Svetlana Alexievich

4.51

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

This book is a confession, a document and a record of people's memory. More than 200 women speak in… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • russia
  • history
"War kills time, precious human time."

-None, War's Unwomanly Face

"My fearlessness came from an ignorance of life."

-None, War's Unwomanly Face

"HOW DO THEY RECEIVE ME? They call me “little girl,"

-None, War's Unwomanly Face

"What keeps us from remembering ? The unbearableness of the memories ..."

-None, War's Unwomanly Face

11. Winter Is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped

By: Garry Kasparov

3.67

Format: 542 pages, Paperback

The stunning story of Russia's slide back into a dictatorship--and how the West is now paying the p… read more

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12. Kokoro

By: Natsume Sōseki , Edwin McClellan

3.77

Format: None pages,

Hailed by The New Yorker as "rich in understanding and insight,"Kokoro -- "the heart of things"-- i… read more

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13. The Silk Roads: A New History of the World

By: Peter Frankopan

3.77

Format: None pages,

From the rise and fall of empires in China, Persia, and Rome itself to the spread of Buddhism and a… read more

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Cover of The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History by Serhii Plokhy

14. The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History

By: Serhii Plokhy

4.30

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

An authoritative history of Europe’s largest military conflict since World War II, from the New Yor… read more

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  • politics
  • russia
  • history
  • nonfiction
"Despite its imperial roots, the current war is being waged in a new international environment defined by the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the disintegration of the post–Cold War international or…"

-Serhii Plokhy, The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History

Cover of Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West by Catherine Belton

15. Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West

By: Catherine Belton

4.18

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

Interference in American elections. The sponsorship of extremist politics in Europe. War in Ukraine… read more

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  • politics
  • russia
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen

16. Nuclear War: A Scenario

By: Annie Jacobsen

4.47

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in … read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
"The fundamental idea behind this book is to demonstrate, in appalling detail, just how horrifying nuclear war would be."

-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario

"Humans are wired to advance. Humans do whatever it takes. And yet, nuclear war zeros it all out. Nuclear weapons reduce human brilliance and ingenuity, love and desire, empathy and intellect, to ash."

-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario

Cover of Sang (Sang, #1) by Elina Pitkäkangas

17. Sang (Sang, #1)

By: Elina Pitkäkangas

4.42

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

"Niin kauan kuin Qiu lentää vuorisolassa, minulla on mahdollisuus tuntea vielä häivähdys kotia." … read more

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Cover of Skymning 41 : roman från en krigstid by Kjell Westö

18. Skymning 41 : roman från en krigstid

By: Kjell Westö

3.64

Format: 414 pages, Hardcover

Kjell Westös nya roman börjar i slutet av januari 1940. Då har kriget som ska kallas vinterkriget p… read more

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Cover of Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath by Bill Browder

19. Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath

By: Bill Browder

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Following his explosive New York Times bestseller Red Notice, Bill Browd… read more

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  • politics
  • russia
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism by Anne Applebaum

20. Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism

By: Anne Applebaum

3.91

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author, professor, and historian offers an expert guide to understanding… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
"Unity is an anomaly. Polarization is normal. Skepticism about liberal democracy is also normal. And the appeal of authoritarianism is eternal."

-Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism

"Given the right conditions, any society can turn against democracy. Indeed, if history is anything to go by, all of our societies eventually will."

-Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism

"Olga Tokarczuk, 2019: We horen niet langer de harmonie van de wereld, maar de kakofonie van geluiden, een ondraaglijke ruis waarin we wanhoping een een rustiger melodie proberen te ontdekken, al is h…"

-Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism

"Throughout history, pandemics have led to an expansion of the power of the state: at times when people fear death, they go along with measures that they believe, rightly or wrongly, will save them—ev…"

-Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism

Cover of Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present by Ruth Ben-Ghiat

21. Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present

By: Ruth Ben-Ghiat

4.23

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Ours is the age of authoritarian rulers: self-proclaimed saviors of the nation who evade accountabi… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
"Designed for instant impact and encouraging feelings of omnipotence, Twitter is the perfect tool for an impulsive, attention-addicted strongman."

-Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present

"Many strongmen, past and present, have used populist rhetoric that defines their nations as bound by faith, race, and ethnicity rather than by legal rights. For authoritarians, only some people are "…"

-Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present

Cover of Between Two Fires: Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin's Russia by Joshua Yaffa

22. Between Two Fires: Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin's Russia

By: Joshua Yaffa

4.13

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From a leading journalist in Moscow and correspondent for The New Yorker, a groundbreaking portrait… read more

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  • politics
  • russia
  • history
  • nonfiction
"Without a clear moral vision, Meylac thought, all that’s left are careerism and bureaucratic efficiency."

-Joshua Yaffa, Between Two Fires: Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin's Russia

Cover of Unta kymmenen yötä ja muita kertomuksia by Natsume Sōseki

23. Unta kymmenen yötä ja muita kertomuksia

By: Natsume Sōseki

3.39

Format: 170 pages, Hardcover

Unikuvauksen muotoon kirjoitetuissa lyhyissä kertomuksissa yö on mitta, johon unta siilataan. Niide… read more

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Cover of Invasion: The Inside Story of Russia's Bloody War and Ukraine's Fight for Survival by Luke Harding

24. Invasion: The Inside Story of Russia's Bloody War and Ukraine's Fight for Survival

By: Luke Harding

4.13

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

New York Times bestselling author of Collusion and The Snowden Files Luke Harding's personal, front… read more

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  • politics
  • russia
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Weak Strongman: The Limits of Power in Putin's Russia by Timothy Frye

25. Weak Strongman: The Limits of Power in Putin's Russia

By: Timothy Frye

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Looking beyond Putin to understand how today's Russia actually works Media and public discus… read more

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  • politics
  • russia
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Miksi Venäjä toimii niin kuin se toimii by Martti J. Kari

26. Miksi Venäjä toimii niin kuin se toimii

By: Martti J. Kari

3.94

Format: 380 pages, None

On sanottu, ettei Venäjää voi ymmärtää järjellä. Väite ei pidä paikkaansa. Värikkäästi ja yleist… read more

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  • politics
  • russia
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Sota vai rauha - kirjoituksia Venäjästä ja lännestä by Mikhail Shishkin

27. Sota vai rauha - kirjoituksia Venäjästä ja lännestä

By: Mikhail Shishkin

4.31

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Mikä Venäjällä on vialla ja miksi? Palkitun kirjailijan esseekokoelma Venäjästä ja venäläisyydes… read more

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  • politics
  • russia
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Russian "Hybrid Warfare": Resurgence and Politicization by Ofer Fridman

28. Russian "Hybrid Warfare": Resurgence and Politicization

By: Ofer Fridman

3.74

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

During the last decade, 'Hybrid Warfare' has become a novel yet controversial term in academic, pol… read more

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  • politics
  • russia
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Moscow Rules: What Drives Russia to Confront the West by Keir Giles

29. Moscow Rules: What Drives Russia to Confront the West

By: Keir Giles

4.15

Format: 258 pages, Paperback

This book is written for anybody who cannot understand by Russia and its leaders behave as they do.… read more

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  • russia
  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Z Generation: Into the Heart of Russia's Fascist Youth by Ian  Garner

30. Z Generation: Into the Heart of Russia's Fascist Youth

By: Ian Garner

3.86

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

How did Vladimir Putin galvanize the Russian people to back his genocidal war in Ukraine and why ar… read more

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  • politics
  • russia
  • history
  • nonfiction
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31. Kiinan punaiset keisarit

By: Mikko Knuutila

3.78

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Kommunistipuolueen sisäisten valtataisteluiden julma historia. Punaisen Kiinan armoton valtaistuin… read more

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21 Best history books like Moscow Rules: What Drives Russia to Confront the West by Keir Giles

Transform Your Habits

The Less You Know, the Better You Sleep: Russia's Road to Terror and Dictatorship under Yeltsin and Putin

David Satter

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Mafia Life: Love, Death and Money at the Heart of Organised Crime

Federico Varese

3.64

Transform Your Habits

Ukraine Diaries

Andrey Kurkov , Sam Taylor

0.00

Transform Your Habits

Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets

None , Bela Shayevich

4.29

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Transform Your Habits

Rósa & Björk (Hildur, #2)

Satu Rämö

3.63

Transform Your Habits

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4.38

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4.24

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