The Invention of Russia: The Journey from Gorbachev's Freedom to Putin's War

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First published in hardback in Great Britain in 2015 by Atlantic Books, an imprint of Atlantic Books Ltd.

Copyright © Arkady Ostrovsky 2015

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Hardback ISBN: 978-0-85789-158-7

E-book ISBN: 978-1-78239-741-0

Paperback ISBN: 978-0-85789-160-0

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