Black Wind, White Snow The Rise of Russia’s New Nationalism Charles Clover In this important, thought-provoking work, journalist Charles Clover, former Moscow bureau chief for the Financial Times, attempts to shed light on the sometimes perplexing political actions and ambitions of Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Clover suggests that a nearly century-old ideology known as ‘Eurasianism’ has taken hold in the region following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, with Putin a strong proponent. Originally formulated as a counter to Communism, Eurasianism posits a Russian national identity based not on politics but on geography and ethnicity, and it portends a stark and troubling future reality for Eastern Europe. Clover’s eye-opening study explores the roots of Eurasianism, its growth, and its relationship to recent events, including the annexation of Crimea and the dramatic rise in Russia of anti-Western paranoia and imperialist sentiments. Based on extensive archival research and interviews with Putin’s close advisors, as well as with politicians and academics in Russia and the Ukraine, this timely study is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the political and social trajectories of Russia and the countries of the former USSR in the coming years. 304 pp. 234x156mm. HB ISBN 978-0-300-12070-7 March £25.00/$35.00
Charles Clover is currently the Financial Times’s China correspondent. In 2011 he received the Foreign Reporter of the Year Award at the British Press Awards. Translation rights: The Zoë Pagnamenta Agency, New York
The Less You Know, The Better You Sleep Russia’s Road to Terror and Dictatorship Under Yeltsin and Putin David Satter In December 2013, David Satter became the first American journalist to be expelled from Russia since the Cold War. The Moscow Times said it was not surprising he was expelled, ‘it was surprising it took so long’. His expulsion was followed by a crackdown on dissidents and civil society. Satter is known in Russia for having said that the apartment bombings in 1999, which were blamed on Chechens and brought Putin to power, were actually carried out by the Russian FSB security police. In this book, Satter describes his expulsion, tells the story of the apartment bombings and explains why Russia failed to create a democracy after the fall of Communism. As the threat represented by Russia becomes increasingly clear, Satter’s description of where Russia is and how it got there will be of vital interest to anyone concerned about the dangers facing the world today.
192 pp. 210x140mm. HB ISBN 978-0-300-21142-9 July £20.00/$30.00 10 International Affairs
David Satter has written about Russia for almost four decades. He is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and senior fellow of the Johns Hopkins SAIS. His previous books, all published by Yale, include Darkness at Dawn.