{"product_id":"9781510775909","title":"Does Putin Have to Die?","description":"Author: Ilya Ponomarev\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781510775909\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 21 Feb 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Story of How Russia Becomes a Democracy after Losing to Ukraine.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e To understand the significance of this book, \u003ci\u003eDoes Putin Have to Die?\u003c\/i\u003e, you must first understand the significance of the author: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ilya Ponomarev was a member of the Russian Parliament, or State Duma, from 20072016. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e In 2014, he was the only member of the Russian Parliament to vote against the annexation of Crimea. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e However, this was not the first time he survived after opposing Putin. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e His vote against the annexation of Crimea did, however, lead to him being forced into exile from his own country while he was a sitting member of Parliament. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e At the time of the annexation of Crimea, Ponomarev predicted it would lead to a full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e He also vowed at the time that if Russia did invade Ukraine, he would fight on the side of Ukraine. And that's what he is doing today. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e Opposing Putin is a risky proposition; for instance, a fellow Russian Parliament member turned dissident, Denis Voronenkov, was on his way to see Ponomarev when he was shot and killed in March 2017 by Russian intelligence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ponomarev has lived in Kyiv since 2016. As a result of Voronenkov's murder, he now receives personal protection by the Ukrainian Security Service. And as he said in a recent television interview, \"\u003ci\u003eI keep a machine gun by the door\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But if you ask Ponomarev why he joined Ukraine's armed territorial defense forces, he will reply:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I'm not fighting against Russia, I'm fighting against Putin and Putinism and Russian fascism.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this book, Ponomarev offers his plan for how the Russian people can purge their country of Putin, Putinism, and dictatorship, and turn it into a democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46820001972382,"sku":"ADS-9781510775909","price":47.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781510775909.jpg?v=1778468400","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781510775909","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}