{"product_id":"the-successor-by-mikhail-fishman-9781782277255","title":"The Successor","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen did Russia lose its chance of freedom?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e1990: As a new openness sweeps Russia, a talented young physicist, Boris Nemtsov, begins his career in politics. Charismatic, confident, liberal and vehemently opposed to corruption, he swiftly rises to prominence. For the first time, another future seems possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e2015: Putin holds the country in the grip of tyranny once more. Nemtsov, now his fiercest and most unrelenting opponent, is assassinated on a Moscow bridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of how a nation's dreams of democracy died.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on buried archives and off-the-record interviews, exiled journalist Mikhail Fishman gives a gripping insider account of the tragedy of modern Russia, told through many lives of Boris Nemtsov - activist, playboy, leader-in-waiting, dissident and, finally, victim. From the economic reforms under Boris Yeltsin to Vladimir Putin's oligarchy, through two wars in Chechnya and the invasion of Ukraine, this is the story of a man fired by the belief that Russia could, still, have another future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Successor\u003c\/em\u003e provides a compelling narrative that delves into the history and politics of modern Russia, guided by the life and legacy of Boris Nemtsov.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47617292435692,"sku":"9781782277255","price":69.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8cc6073824c06bfcd05474e9e45972d2.jpg?v=1778533853","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-successor-by-mikhail-fishman-9781782277255","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}