Holy Moly! This book does a phenomenal job laying out the current situations the world is facing regarding Russia, whether that is the invasion of Ukraine, disinformation campaigns across social media, information filtering to the people of Russia, or the playbook we saw used in the Trump campaign and presidency. These two journalists take us on a journey back to the soviet area and back again up through the 2014 Russian involvement in Donbas with an emphasis on communications, eavesdropping, filtering, control, kompromat, and in some cases murder. Seeing the history laid out, the way the FSB has operated and continues to do so, and spending time reviewing Putin's history, goals, and actions over the years, it's really not hard to extrapolate what came next or why we are seeing what we're seeing. Even as I write this I'm learning that Novaya Gazeta has suspended service, shutting down the last independent voice in journalism in the country and ending a decades long effort to continue speaking the truth in a climate that values secrecy. Dark days are ahead for Russia.