Russian evolution

Three books offer a succinct picture of Putin's Russia and its problematic relationship with Ukraine

Like Narendra Modi in India, many books have been written about Vladimir Putin in Russia. Books about Modi focus on the consequences of his politics and style of governance on India. Most books about Putin recognise that the domestic landscape of post-superpower Russia has had a profound impact on geopolitics because of the country’s huge oil and natural gas reserves. Putin’s “special operation” in Ukraine, now into its third month, has been a rude reminder of those consequences.

Many more books on Putin and the Ukraine crisis will emerge from the publishing assembly line as the conflict drags on. If you