Published in 2014, Peter Pomerantsev's investigation into the rot in Russian business and government is a cautionary tale. Using interviews with filmmakers, gangsters, and prostitutes as his entry points, the author unveils a devastating portrait of a corrupt, sick society with a mere wisp of democratic covering. For example, the mechanism used by gangsters to take over Moscow real estate for room to build their new towers can be quite direct: burn the old buildings down, sometimes with people still in them. The first half of the title is about where the United States is in 2021; whether the "everything" of the second half happens is an open question – just.
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