Dear Garrett,
I saw your review of “Nothing is True and Everything is Possible” by Peter Pomerantsev. I very much appreciate the point you made about the state of Russian post-Soviet media. In the hope of contributing a better understanding about what actually happened in Russia at that time of change I would like to send you a free copy of the book authored by my husband Paul Weinzweig who wrote it in 1990 during our own work in Moscow for 10-part serial production “The Promised Land” for the National State Television.
I think you will like this book which is a humorous “fictional” story based on our own experiences. Its title is “Moscow Book of Promises” and I recently posted it on Amazon.com Kindle.

I believe you will enjoy its satire about the state of confusion and anarchy crippling the Soviet Union of the period. Finally, I would appreciate very much if you will consider looking at the kindle version of this book on Amazon.com and advise me if I should send you a free copy for your review.
Best regards,

Paulina Zelitsky

paulina.zelitsky@bell.net

 

 

Expert: “The Kremlin Doesn’t Want to Occupy Ukraine, But Destroy It” – August 23, 2014

This is the best ever explanation of Putin’s intentions in Ukraine

William's Euromaidan Chronicle

Gleb Vyshlinskyi, “The Kremlin Doesn’t Want to Occupy Ukraine, But Destroy It”
Novoe vremia, 23 August 2014, 10:32
Translated by William Risch, Georgia College

Translator’s note: Gleb Vyshlinskyi is assistant director of the GfK Ukraine research company

Putin wants to seize our souls and make us give up. He wants to deprive Ukrainians of happiness and a normal life and lead us to a point where a horrible end is better than horror without end. Flower shops are temples to happiness and a carefree life. Fancy and humble celebrations, first dates and hundredth dates, cannot happen without flowers. But the closest flower kiosk near my home will be closed as of September. It’s not just about the devaluation of the currency and the economic crisis – celebrations and happiness are in short supply.

The main question that has filled Ukrainians with alarm these last few months has been, “What does…

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