Miriam Elder: Book review of Pomerantsev’s Nothing is True and Everything is Possible
This handout picture taken on Nov. 10 and provided by the APEC China 2014 media center website, shows Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaking at the APEC CEO Summit at the China National Convention Centre (CNCC) in Beijing on Nov. 10.
The name "Vladimir Putin" is almost impossible to find in "Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia." He usually appears only as "the President," lording over and lurking behind the tales of tragedy and absurdity in Peter Pomerantsev's captivating new book about modern Russia and its discontents.
