Russia, as seen from the inside.

A specialist in Russian propaganda, Elena Volochine was forced to flee Russia with her daughter when war broke out in Ukraine. In this first-person essay punctuated by real-life scenes and
eyewitness accounts from the field, she looks back at key events from recent years, shining a spotlight on the ideology underpinning Vladimir Putin's domestic and foreign policy. Imperialism, a
fascination with Stalinism, religious zealotry—propaganda is present in every aspect of Russian society, from politics to education to culture, and beyond. It has finally swallowed up any semblance of reality.
Peer-reviewed by historians and specialists still in Russia today, this work is a reference book for understanding Russian society, its relations with other countries, and the dangers of rewriting
history.