Drawing on fifteen years of visits and hundreds of interviews, Amos explores why many Russians back Putin and why so many volunteer to fight in Ukraine. Once a hub of trade and democracy, Pskov now bears the scars of collapsed
empires, poverty, depopulation and decay. From monasteries and Pushkin’s estate to orphanages, border zones, and crumbling villages, Amos tells about meeting artists, soldiers’ families, indigenous groups, and political elites.
Shortlisted for the Pushkin House Book Prize, this debut book from the former Moscow correspondent and
editor-in-chief of The Moscow Times (in exile) is a powerful journey into Russia’s heart.

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Howard Amos Russia Starts Here: Real Lives in the Ruins of Empire  In conversation with Peter Leonard

15th November 10.30am until 11.30am - (60 mins)