Reviews for Resurrection: The Struggle for a New Russia

The average rating for Resurrection: The Struggle for a New Russia based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-01-09 00:00:00 Steven Teachout Good journalistic look at mid-1990s Russia, Boris Yeltsin, and early post-Soviet events. Interesting quotes from his many interviews enliven this contemporary report and the details touched on give pause now that events have advanced for another 25 years. No mention of Putin, so interesting to see that he wasn't even on the radar yet, but plenty of headline-grabbing familiar names in the see-saw for political and economic power. Remnick's overly positive conclusion serves to highlight how much potential the Russians wasted and how Putin picked some of the least impressive options to grab and hold onto power successfully. Revisiting recent Russian history with a goal of understanding (more) what's happening today and how we got there. This is a good starting place and helps set the stage.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-03-29 00:00:00 Tony Dipalma Remnick excellent as usual, and very good on Russia in particular given the eventful time he was there.