 First edition | |
| Author | Peter Pomerantsev |
|---|---|
| Subject | Russian history |
| Publisher | PublicAffairs |
Publication date | 2014 |
| Pages | 256 p. |
| ISBN | 9781610394567 |
Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia is a 2014 book by Peter Pomerantsev about 21st century Russian history.
Background
Miriam Elder of The New York Times wrote that the " prism" that Pomerantsev perceived the subject through was his previous career in reality television, to imply the lack of authenticity of Russian institutions. [1]
Work
The author recounts his experiences in Russia when he worked there in the reality television field in the 2000s. [2] Elder describes the work as "Part reportage and part memoir". [1] The author also includes stories of various figures who succeeded or faced hardships in that time period. [2]
Pomerantsev only occasionally explicitly mentions the name of Vladimir Putin. Elder argued that this strategy "can be taken as a suggestion that we focus too much on him, that he’s so big he no longer requires discussion — or that we do not and cannot ever know who he truly is, so why even bother?" [1]
Tony Wood of The Guardian wrote that the book shows that the "roots" of the psychological order was "the tumult and delirium of the country’s post-Soviet transformations". [3]
Reception
Megan McDonogh of the Washington Post wrote that the work is "gripping and unsettling". [2]
See also
- This Is Not Propaganda, 2019 book by the author
References
- ^ a b c Elder, Miriam (November 25, 2014). "'Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible,' by Peter Pomerantsev". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014.
- ^ a b c McDonough, Megan (February 13, 2015). "'Nothing is True and Everything is Possible,' by Peter Pomerantsev". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015.
- ^ Wood, Tony (February 4, 2015). "Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible by Peter Pomerantsev review – Putinism and the oil-boom years". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on March 24, 2015.
Further reading
External links
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First edition | |
| Author | Peter Pomerantsev |
|---|---|
| Subject | Russian history |
| Publisher | PublicAffairs |
Publication date | 2014 |
| Pages | 256 p. |
| ISBN | 9781610394567 |
Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia is a 2014 book by Peter Pomerantsev about 21st century Russian history.
Background
Miriam Elder of The New York Times wrote that the " prism" that Pomerantsev perceived the subject through was his previous career in reality television, to imply the lack of authenticity of Russian institutions. [1]
Work
The author recounts his experiences in Russia when he worked there in the reality television field in the 2000s. [2] Elder describes the work as "Part reportage and part memoir". [1] The author also includes stories of various figures who succeeded or faced hardships in that time period. [2]
Pomerantsev only occasionally explicitly mentions the name of Vladimir Putin. Elder argued that this strategy "can be taken as a suggestion that we focus too much on him, that he’s so big he no longer requires discussion — or that we do not and cannot ever know who he truly is, so why even bother?" [1]
Tony Wood of The Guardian wrote that the book shows that the "roots" of the psychological order was "the tumult and delirium of the country’s post-Soviet transformations". [3]
Reception
Megan McDonogh of the Washington Post wrote that the work is "gripping and unsettling". [2]
See also
- This Is Not Propaganda, 2019 book by the author
References
- ^ a b c Elder, Miriam (November 25, 2014). "'Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible,' by Peter Pomerantsev". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014.
- ^ a b c McDonough, Megan (February 13, 2015). "'Nothing is True and Everything is Possible,' by Peter Pomerantsev". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015.
- ^ Wood, Tony (February 4, 2015). "Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible by Peter Pomerantsev review – Putinism and the oil-boom years". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on March 24, 2015.
Further reading
External links
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