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Tom mentions this book about Putin's Russia, describing how the author worked in Moscow TV and wrote about Putin's ability to manipulate reality and weaponize propaganda, particularly through television.

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Dominic recommends this book by the Ukrainian historian about Ukraine and the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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Dominic references a book by Vladislav Zubok that he mentioned in a previous episode, discussing Russia during this period. The title is not stated in this episode.

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Dominic highly recommends this book by the New Yorker editor about Russia in the late 1980s, calling it 'an absolutely, unbelievably good book.'

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Dominic mentions this as the second of two brilliant books by David Remnick about Russia, this one covering the early 1990s.