Kashin Oleg - Fardwor Russia! A Fantastical Tale Of Life Under Putin - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: The forces of science human error and power run amok all collide in a wildly inventive funny and razor - sharp political satire about Putin's Russia from one of the country's most fearless journalists. When a scientist experimenting on humans in a sanatorium near Moscow gives a growth serum to a dwarf oil mogul the newly heightened businessman runs off with the experimenter's wife and a series of mysterious deaths and crimes commences. Fantastical and wonderfully strange this political parable has an uncanny resonance with today's Russia under Putin. Oleg Kashin is a famous Russian journalist and activist who in 2010, was beaten to within an inch of his life by unknown assailants in an attack most likely politically motivated by his reporting. The events of Fardwor Russia! (the title is taken from a flag with a slogan Forward Russia! gone wrong) could seem grotesque if they did not so eerily echo the absurd state of affairs in modern Russia. Under Putin's regime authors dare to criticize the state of affairs and affairs of the state only through veiled satire and even then as Kashin's experience shows the threat of repercussions is real. A witty playful brave and incisive work that blends science fiction with political satire Fardwor Russia! is a must - read for anyone interested in contemporary Russia or the hilarious and frightening follies of power.
Title: Fardwor Russia! A Fantastical Tale Of Life Under Putin
Author(s): Kashin Oleg
Publisher: Restless Books
Barcode: 9781632060396
Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Date: 1/12/2016
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction