While his assessment has its detractors, Canadian author and Russia expert Ian Garner believes fascist views now permeate Russia's young people to such a degree that the chances of a lasting peace following the war in Ukraine are remote.
History professor Trish Starks book, Cigarettes and Soviets: Smoking in the USSR, which melds her historical research in medicine with Russia, is one of six books being considered for the Pushkin Prize.
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The Pushkin House Book Prize is celebrating its 11th awards year with six shortlisted books that represent a wide range of scholarship and memories about Russia, past and present.