books to help us understand the invasion of Ukraine

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books to help us understand the invasion of Ukraine Mar 4, 2022 12:25:30 GMT theravenking, politicidal, and 2 more like this

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Post by Carl LaFong on Mar 4, 2022 12:25:30 GMT

From Ukrainian history to Putin’s kleptocracy and Gogol’s stories, author and former Russia correspondent Oliver Bullough chooses the best titles

www.theguardian.com/books/2022/mar/04/beyond-war-books-understand-ukraine-invasion-putin-gogol-oliver-bullough

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Post by petrolino on Mar 5, 2022 20:24:09 GMT

In an article in 'The Times' last week, they recommended the book 'Moneyland' by this article's author, Oliver Bullough. They also recommended the first book mentioned by Bullough, 'The Gates Of Europe : A History Of Ukraine' by Serhii Plokhy. Bullough recommends 'Death And The Penguin' by Andrey Kurkov, 'The Times' recommended Kurkov's novel 'Grey Bees'.

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Zos Elite Member @sydneybean Posts: 15,162 Likes: 12,888	books to help us understand the invasion of Ukraine Mar 6, 2022 15:01:29 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Zos on Mar 6, 2022 15:01:29 GMT Sometimes you just want the Guardian to fuck off. Is their anything they won't use for a poxy "top 10".
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Mar 6, 2022 15:01:29 GMT Zos said:

Sometimes you just want the Guardian to fuck off. Is their anything they won't use for a poxy "top 10".

but
This link is not to a top ten list

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Post by Zos on Mar 6, 2022 16:14:23 GMT

Mar 6, 2022 15:04:59 GMT Penn Guinn said:

Mar 6, 2022 15:01:29 GMT Zos said:

Sometimes you just want the Guardian to fuck off. Is their anything they won't use for a poxy "top 10".

but
This link is not to a top ten list

my bad as I believe the yoof say. Used to the top 10 lists from the Guardian being posted here. They still annoy me anyway.

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books to help us understand the invasion of Ukraine

Post by Carl LaFong on Mar 4, 2022 12:25:30 GMT

Post by petrolino on Mar 5, 2022 20:24:09 GMT

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Post by Zos on Mar 6, 2022 16:14:23 GMT