Books are a solid resource for traveling to any stage of human history.
They say that knowing the past is the best way to understand the present.
The current conflict between Russia and Ukraine has been documented for many years by writers so that today the origins and decisions can be understood through in-depth research.
We leave you five books that will help you understand the context and the historical differences between Russia and Ukraine.
You can find all of them online in physical format or through the digital service
Scribd
, where you can find titles that offer a complete panorama from the Soviet Union to the current government of Vladimir Putin.
These are the five electronic books that we recommend to give you a more complete perspective of this conflict.
5 books to understand the conflict between Russia and Ukraine
Russia versus Ukraine: empires, peoples and energy
This book, which by the way was updated in March 2022, aims to show the reader the fundamental keys to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Through this title, written with a pedagogical approach by Carlos Taibo, you will know better than anyone the two sides of this war.
On Scribd or on Amazon by
MX$641 or
USD$29.57
A history of Rus: the war in eastern Ukraine
It will take you to the roots of this struggle.
Argemino Barro and Guillermo Cervera teamed up to chronicle the battlefield in Ukraine.
With an outstanding journalistic work you will understand the different facets of the divorce between two geographically united countries, but separated by many episodes of differences.
On Scribd or on Amazon by
MX$ 170 or
USD$29.27
Russia, from the tsars to Putin (1880-2015)
Hugo Fazio Vengoa will accompany you on a historical journey through Russia from the Russian Empire, the White movement, the birth of the Soviet Union, to the present day: Vladimir Putin.
Reading the complete history of Russia will help you understand relevant aspects of the present.
on Scribd
Russia: twenty years without communism: From Gorbachev to Putin
Jorge Saborido, author of this work published in 2010, shares political and economic factors that have marked the current situation in Russia and that have probably been forgotten.
What happened in 1991 with the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics?
Discover everything in the pages of this title.
On Scribd or on Amazon by
MX$ 202 or
USD$ 25
Inside the head of Vladimir Putin
Michel Eltchaninoff will help you better understand the philosophy of Russia through a powerful essay that also shows the political trajectory of Vladimir Putin.
A president passionate about history, literature and even sports.
This essay shows us all the facets of the controversial president.
On Scribd or on Amazon by
MX$595 or
USD$29.50
The historian is a prophet who looks back
Heinrich Hein.
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