The Good Russian: In Search of a Nation's Soul
Autor Jana Bakuninaen Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 mai 2026
"This is a unique and necessary book" Simon Kuper, FT journalist and author of the bestselling Chums
"A powerful and deeply personal exploration of what it means to be Russian today" Sarah Rainsford, author of Goodbye to Russia
"A fine and brave book." Luke Harding, author of Invasion: Russia's Bloody War and Ukraine's Fight for Survival
When Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the writer Jana Bakunina, who has lived in the UK for 20 years, felt furious, ashamed, but most of all helpless. A year later she travelled to her home city of Yekaterinburg to see how ordinary Russians viewed the conflict - and whether the soul of her nation had truly been crushed.
Jana finds a booming city seemingly untouched by war. Reconnecting with old friends, she discovers people either happy to go along with a regime that has brought them stability, or else staying out of politics. Most painful of all, her once liberal father has channelled his personal disappointments into becoming a firm fan of Putin.
In the grand humane tradition of Russian dissident writers, Jana Bakunina grapples with a universal problem: what happens when a country you love becomes infected by nationalism? What hope is there when voices of conscience are silenced by dictatorship? And can Russians in exile still imagine a liberated future?
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780349136615
ISBN-10: 0349136610
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 126 x 198 x 22 mm
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția The Bridge Street Press
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0349136610
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 126 x 198 x 22 mm
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția The Bridge Street Press
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Recenzii
An important and necessary book... a work of honesty and humanity
This is a unique and necessary book. The Good Russian takes us inside wartime Russia, to a city that Jana Bakunina knows intimately. She brings us face to face with ordinary Russians, and also tells her own compelling personal story. Best of all, she writes very well
In exile, Bakunina will be free to speak and write what she likes. It is a long and honourable Russian tradition
A fine and brave book
An important and necessary book, taking us inside the complexities of the Russian psyche at a tumultuous time. The writer is uniquely placed to be our translator and interlocutor, as she grapples with her own torment, and the result is a work of honesty and humanity
The Good Russian offers an unflinchingly honest look at the choices facing Russians today amid autocracy and war. In crisp and compelling prose, Jana Bakunina explores what Putin has done not only to her country, but also her family, taking the reader on an illuminating journey to Yekaterinburg, the city of her childhood. Perceptive, humane, and insightful
Unique and fascinating close-up insights into Russian thinking... The Good Russian looks to the future with a mix of foreboding and hope
From the start, I have hungered to understand what ordinary Russians think of their 'special military operation.' Jana Bakunina has written a cogent, conversational, and compelling book that feeds that appetite
A powerful and deeply personal exploration of what it means to be Russian today, from a writer seeking to understand her own country after its slide into authoritarianism and a devastating war. Engagingly written and thought provoking, this book takes the reader beyond Moscow and the well known names to probe how Russians of all kinds think in the author's own hometown, a city to which she can no longer return
When Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the writer Jana Bakunina, who has lived in the UK for 20 years, felt furious, ashamed, but most of all helpless.
A year later she travelled to her home of Yekaterinburg to see how ordinary Russians viewed the conflict. In a booming city seemingly untouched by war, Jana met people either happy to go along with the stability of the regime, or else staying out of politics. Most painful of all, she found her once liberal father had become a firm fan of Putin.
In the grand humane tradition of Russian dissident writers, Jana asks what happens when a country you love becomes infected by nationalism. And whether Russians can still imagine a liberated future?
'Unique and necessary... Bakunina brings us face to face with ordinary Russians, and also tells her own compelling story' Simon Kuper, author of Chums
'In exile, Bakunina will be free to speak and write what she likes. It is a long and honourable Russian tradition' Quentin Peel, Financial Times
'A powerful and deeply personal exploration of what it means to be Russian today' Sarah Rainsford, author of Goodbye to Russia
This is a unique and necessary book. The Good Russian takes us inside wartime Russia, to a city that Jana Bakunina knows intimately. She brings us face to face with ordinary Russians, and also tells her own compelling personal story. Best of all, she writes very well
In exile, Bakunina will be free to speak and write what she likes. It is a long and honourable Russian tradition
A fine and brave book
An important and necessary book, taking us inside the complexities of the Russian psyche at a tumultuous time. The writer is uniquely placed to be our translator and interlocutor, as she grapples with her own torment, and the result is a work of honesty and humanity
The Good Russian offers an unflinchingly honest look at the choices facing Russians today amid autocracy and war. In crisp and compelling prose, Jana Bakunina explores what Putin has done not only to her country, but also her family, taking the reader on an illuminating journey to Yekaterinburg, the city of her childhood. Perceptive, humane, and insightful
Unique and fascinating close-up insights into Russian thinking... The Good Russian looks to the future with a mix of foreboding and hope
From the start, I have hungered to understand what ordinary Russians think of their 'special military operation.' Jana Bakunina has written a cogent, conversational, and compelling book that feeds that appetite
A powerful and deeply personal exploration of what it means to be Russian today, from a writer seeking to understand her own country after its slide into authoritarianism and a devastating war. Engagingly written and thought provoking, this book takes the reader beyond Moscow and the well known names to probe how Russians of all kinds think in the author's own hometown, a city to which she can no longer return
When Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the writer Jana Bakunina, who has lived in the UK for 20 years, felt furious, ashamed, but most of all helpless.
A year later she travelled to her home of Yekaterinburg to see how ordinary Russians viewed the conflict. In a booming city seemingly untouched by war, Jana met people either happy to go along with the stability of the regime, or else staying out of politics. Most painful of all, she found her once liberal father had become a firm fan of Putin.
In the grand humane tradition of Russian dissident writers, Jana asks what happens when a country you love becomes infected by nationalism. And whether Russians can still imagine a liberated future?
'Unique and necessary... Bakunina brings us face to face with ordinary Russians, and also tells her own compelling story' Simon Kuper, author of Chums
'In exile, Bakunina will be free to speak and write what she likes. It is a long and honourable Russian tradition' Quentin Peel, Financial Times
'A powerful and deeply personal exploration of what it means to be Russian today' Sarah Rainsford, author of Goodbye to Russia