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| In the book Politkovskaya |
In the book Politkovskaya tells about transformation of ] to ] under leadership of ] and suffering of ordinary people. She describes an army in which conscripts are tortured and hired out as slaves. She describes rampant corruption in the government and judiciary. She condemns routine kidnappings, murders, rape, and torture of people in ] by Russian military, exemplified by ]. She describes hardship of people from the Provinces of Russua, such as ] region and ] and accounts of hostages from the ]. She accuses Vladimir Putin of stifling all civil liberties to establish Soviet-style dictatorship, but tells that "it is we who are responsible for Putin's policies" in the conclusion: | ||
| ⚫ | {{cquote|Society has shown limitless apathy... As the Chekists have become entrenched in power, we have let them see our fear, and thereby have only intensified their urge to treat us like cattle. The KGB respects only the strong. The weak it devours. We of all people ought to know that.}} | ||
| The book contains with Politkovskaya criticism towards handling the ]. Accounts of individual people who suffered from the ] are then given. The author then moves to explaining about war criminals, notably ]. His case is explained in detail. The author then moves to ] region, where the ] ] has a notable position. Finally she tells about the poor life of navy soldier at ]. | |||
| In the conclusion of the book, Politkovskaya wrote: | |||
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| == External links == | == External links == | ||
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Putin's Russia is a non-fiction book by Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. It tells about people's lives in Russia under President Vladimir Putin. The book examines transformation of Russia to police state and war in Chechnya.
Contents
In the book Politkovskaya tells about transformation of Russia to police state under leadership of Vladimir Putin and suffering of ordinary people. She describes an army in which conscripts are tortured and hired out as slaves. She describes rampant corruption in the government and judiciary. She condemns routine kidnappings, murders, rape, and torture of people in Chechnya by Russian military, exemplified by Yuri Budanov. She describes hardship of people from the Provinces of Russua, such as Ural region and Kamchatka Peninsula and accounts of hostages from the Dubrovka theater. She accuses Vladimir Putin of stifling all civil liberties to establish Soviet-style dictatorship, but tells that "it is we who are responsible for Putin's policies" in the conclusion:
Society has shown limitless apathy... As the Chekists have become entrenched in power, we have let them see our fear, and thereby have only intensified their urge to treat us like cattle. The KGB respects only the strong. The weak it devours. We of all people ought to know that.
External links
- Putin's Russia by Anna Politkovskaya on English PEN web site
References
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