“Etkind situates Putin’s 2022 war in a much bigger story about Russian history and the country’s role as a major oil producer in a world facing a climate crisis. A concise book packed with big ideas.”<br /><b>Shaun Walker, <i>The Guardian<br /></i></b><i><br /></i>"a sophisticated and sustained critique of Putin’s Russia… Etkind has published an important essay that stimulates rational thinking about fundamental issues that affect us all."<b><i><br /><b><i>Eurasian Geography and</i></b></i> <i>Economics</i></b><br /><br />“The most thought-provoking of the new crop of books about the war in Ukraine is Alexander Etkind’s quick and incisive <i>Russia Against Modernity</i>.”<br /><b><i>The New York Times<br /><br /></i></b>“Etkind combines brevity and playfulness with a degree of erudition that other works covering the Russia–Ukraine conflict seldom manage.”<br /><b>Jon Richardson, <i>Inside Story<br /></i></b> <p>“Etkind charges through the corrupt and kleptocratic history of the Putin-era state, deftly traversing complex theoretical ground … Even the most antagonistic reader will find the work thought-provoking.”<br /><b>Ian Garner, <i>The Russian Review<br /><br /></i></b>"[T]he book makes for a fine and accessible read, with its clarity of language and cross-cutting emphasis on nature."<br /><i><b>International Affairs</b></i><br /><b><i><br /></i></b></p>