Dobby the Elf's evil Twin Putin "blamed" the recent Russian protests on Sec. of State Clinton, who, according to him, give the protesters the secret code word.Politkovskaya wouldn't be surprised about that. Take a look at what she says on page 117, "Because the time of Putin is the time of silence about what is important in our country".Written before her murder, Politkovskaya's book details the effects of the Chechnya war (techincally, two wars) on civilians, army, and politicians. Guess who comes out ahead.In an America were the nightly news gives sound bites and little if any real coverage, this book is a must read for anyone trying to understand Russia in the current time. Heartbreaking, an emotionally draining book to read, the book SHOULD BE READ. Not only it is the story of the young married couple, both with disabiilites, the wife a talented poet, living in a war zone but acting like any newlyweds nor the story of Angela a child who seeks shelter in a nursing home, it is the stories of those who do not make it, who came close but who don't. It is also another reason why the UN should be overhauled or something, anything to make it function better. We keep saying never again, but never again keeps happening. Possibly because we don't read books like this. I should have read this long before now, and I didn't. Don't make my mistake.
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Dobby the Elf's evil Twin Putin "blamed" the recent Russian protests on Sec. of State Clinton, who, according to him, give the protesters the secret code word.Politkovskaya wouldn't be surprised about that. Take a look at what she says on page 117, "Because the time of Putin is the time of silence about what is important in our country".Written before her murder, Politkovskaya's book details the effects of the Chechnya war (techincally, two wars) on civilians, army, and politicians. Guess who comes out ahead.In an America were the nightly news gives sound bites and little if any real coverage, this book is a must read for anyone trying to understand Russia in the current time. Heartbreaking, an emotionally draining book to read, the book SHOULD BE READ. Not only it is the story of the young married couple, both with disabiilites, the wife a talented poet, living in a war zone but acting like any newlyweds nor the story of Angela a child who seeks shelter in a nursing home, it is the stories of those who do not make it, who came close but who don't. It is also another reason why the UN should be overhauled or something, anything to make it function better. We keep saying never again, but never again keeps happening. Possibly because we don't read books like this. I should have read this long before now, and I didn't. Don't make my mistake.
