Anne Applebaum on Nostr: Before there was a special military operation against Ukraine, Putin launched a ...
Before there was a special military operation against Ukraine, Putin launched a special military operation against Russian history. Background in this excellent book by Dina Khapaeva:
https://www.routledge.com/Putins-Dark-Ages-Political-Neomedievalism-and-Re-Stalinization-in-Russia/Khapaeva/p/book/9781032571485
https://www.routledge.com/Putins-Dark-Ages-Political-Neomedievalism-and-Re-Stalinization-in-Russia/Khapaeva/p/book/9781032571485