{"product_id":"fardwor-russia-a-fantastical-tale-of-life-under-putin-9781632060396","title":"Fardwor, Russia!: A Fantastical Tale of Life Under Putin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOleg 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 \u003ci\u003eFardwor, Russia \u003c\/i\u003e (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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA witty, playful, brave, and incisive work that blends science fiction with political satire, \u003ci\u003eFardwor, Russia \u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for anyone interested in contemporary Russia--or the hilarious and frightening follies of power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Introducer: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill Evans \u003c\/b\u003eis the executive director and publisher of Deep Vellum Publishing, a not-for-profit literary publisher of translated books based in Dallas, Texas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Introducer: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMax Seddon\u003c\/b\u003e is the Moscow correspondent for \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He has reported widely in Russia and the rest of the former Soviet Union.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Restless Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51199504023826,"sku":"9781632060396","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0bc0c829-df3f-4872-8467-80b001a6c8fd.jpg?v=1744878988","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fardwor-russia-a-fantastical-tale-of-life-under-putin-9781632060396","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}