BETWEEN TWO FIRES
How everyday Russians adapt to survive under Putin's rule, from The New Yorker's correspondent in Moscow.'Few journalists have penetrated so deep and with so much nuance into the moral ambiguities of Russia. If you want insight into the deeper distortions the Kremlin causes in people's psyches this book is invaluable'- Peter Pomerantsev, author of This Is Not PropagandaIn this penetrating exploration of contemporary Russia, Joshua Yaffa meets a variety of Russians - from politicians and entrepreneurs to artists and historians - who have built their careers and constructed their identities in the shadow of the Putin system. Torn between their own ambitions and the omnipresent demands of the state, each has found that compromise is essential for survival and success. Between Two Fires is an intimate and probing portrait of a nation much discussed but little understood, and an urgent lesson about the nature of modern authoritarianism.
Edad recomendada: Adultos.
YAFFA JOSHUA
Joshua Yaffa es un periodista y escritor estadounidense, graduado en la Universidad de Georgetown y con maestrías en Periodismo y Relaciones Internacionales por la Universidad de Columbia. Se ha desempeñado como corresponsal en Moscú para la revista The New Yorker, cubriendo Rusia y Europa del Este. Sus artículos han sido publicados en medios como The New York Times Magazine, Foreign Affairs y The Economist. En 2020 publicó su primer libro, Between Two Fires: Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin's Russia, obra que fue galardonada con el prestigioso premio Waldorf Book Award en 2021.
