{"product_id":"does-putin-have-to-die-the-story-of-how-russia-becomes-a-democracy-after-losing-to-ukraine-9781510775909","title":"Does Putin Have to Die?: The Story of How Russia Becomes a Democracy After Losing to Ukraine","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Story of How Russia Becomes a Democracy after Losing to Ukraine.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ilya Ponomarev was a member of the Russian Parliament, or State Duma, from 2007-2016. \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 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But if you ask Ponomarev why he joined Ukraine's armed territorial defense forces, he will reply: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I'm not fighting against Russia, I'm fighting against Putin and Putinism and Russian fascism.\" \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781510775909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Ilya Ponomarev, Gregg Stebben","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42496142147765,"sku":"9781510775909","price":27.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a066440b-51ef-4d99-99e6-221c61231db0.jpg?v=1667921374","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/does-putin-have-to-die-the-story-of-how-russia-becomes-a-democracy-after-losing-to-ukraine-9781510775909","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}