Russia's Shift from Gorbachev's Freedom to Putin's Authoritarianism

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jun 6, 2016

Arkady Ostrovsky, Russia and East European editor for The Economist, examines the struggle between Russian reformers and nationalists and gives an inside look at Vladimir Putin's 16-year reign in The Invention of Russia: The Journey from Gorbachev’s Freedom to Putin’s War, which won the 2016 Orwell Prize for political writing. 

Event: Arkady Ostrovsky will be speaking at The Carnegie Council (170 E 64th Street, between Lexington and 3rd) on Thursday, June 9th at 6 p.m.  

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