Unabridged Audiobook
Books read in contexts change. This was written before the latest Putin led invasion. The insights of Sixsmith into the last 1000 years of Russin history were helpful. The pattern of fluid borders, bad acting autocrats and brutal violence was there in every century. History is full of acquiescence by populations in their own oppression and Russia is shown to fit the pattern, Being the soundtrack of a TV show had some difficulties when he was pointing at his backgound but it was a great listen after two months of Putin's brutal incursion into his neighbour
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