Anna Arutunyan

The compelling, first-to-market story of the rise, fall and death of the Wagner Group's Yevgeny Prigozhin, and what this tells us about the chaotic new direction of late Putinism, by the acclaimed author of A Short History of Russia. 'Absolutely gripping, deeply authoritative, hugely important and lethally lurid' Simon Sebag Montefiore, Sunday Times bestselling author of The World- A Family...

The compelling, first-to-market story of the rise, fall, and death of the Wagner Group's Yevgeny Prigozhin, and what this tells us about the chaotic new direction of late Putinism, by the acclaimed author of A Short History of Russia. In the early years of Vladimir Putin's Russia, Yevgeny Prigozhin emerged as one of the President's most trusted assets. By 2023,...

Rebel Russia by Anna Arutunyan delves into the fascinating saga of Russian rebels such as Navalny, Lenin, and Pugachev, who have captivated readers and writers for decades with their epic battles against the Leviathan of the Russian state. The rebel’s story often culminates in exile, imprisonment, or martyrdom, planting seeds for future reform against the very Leviathan they challenged. Why...