Forged in War by Mark Galeotti

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/29147 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Forged in War Author: Mark Galeotti Narrator: Simon Shepherd Format: mp3 Length: 15 hrs and 31 mins Release date: 11-07-24 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 12 ratings Genres: Russia Publisher's Summary: The national identity has been forged in the furnace of war. From the medieval kingdom of Rus battling against a Scandinavian princes and Mongol emperors, to its own empire-building conflicts in 19th-century Asia, to the formative wars of the 20th century which saw Russia pitch from Tsarist empire to communist state and defender against Nazism, all these conflicts stained the lands of Russia red with blood. A weak post-Cold War Russia then turned to Putin, who created a new mood for martial triumphalism which led directly to the Ukrainian war.