{"product_id":"does-putin-have-to-die-by-ilya-ponomarev-9781510775909","title":"Does Putin Have to Die?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story of How Russia Becomes a Democracy after Losing to Ukraine.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo understand the significance of this book, \u003ci\u003eDoes Putin Have to Die?\u003c\/i\u003e, you must first understand the significance of the author:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIlya Ponomarev was a member of the Russian Parliament, or State Duma, from 2007–2016.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIn 2014, he was the only member of the Russian Parliament to vote against the annexation of Crimea.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHowever, this was not the first time he survived after opposing Putin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHis 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\u003eAt 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\u003eHe 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\n\n\u003cp\u003eOpposing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePonomarev 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut if you ask Ponomarev why he joined Ukraine's armed territorial defense forces, he will reply:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I'm not fighting against Russia, I'm fighting against Putin and Putinism and Russian fascism.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849021509868,"sku":"9781510775909","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24781343482725.jpg?v=1759009262","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/does-putin-have-to-die-by-ilya-ponomarev-9781510775909","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}