Peter Pomerantsev

Takes you on a journey into the glittering, surreal heart of 21st century Russia: into the lives of Hells Angels convinced they are messiahs, professional killers with the souls of artists, bohemian theatre directors turned Kremlin puppet-masters, supermodel sects, post-modern dictators and oligarch revolutionaries. This is a world erupting with new money and new power, changing so fast it breaks all sense of reality, where life is seen as a whirling, glamorous masquerade where identities can be switched and all values are changeable. It is home to a new form of authoritarianism, far subtler than 20th century strains, and which is rapidly expanding to challenge the global order. An extraordinary book - one which is as powerful and entertaining as it is troubling - Nothing is True and Everything is Possible offers a wild ride into this political and ethical vacuum.

Peter Pomerantsev strávil počátkem jednadvacátého století několik let v Rusku. Jeho britsko-ruský původ mu otevřel dveře do tamní komerční televize. Tam získal přístup do soukromí Rusů z nejrůznějších prostředí a koutů země – od sibiřského gangstera-filmaře přes topmodelku v zajetí kultu až po uvězněné podnikatele. Na všech těchto lidech ukazuje současnou ruskou mentalitu a její proměny. Pomerantsev byl fascinován zemí, která přišla o vládnoucí ideologii a nyní ji soustavně nahrazuje něčím jiným stejně rychle, jako mrakodrapy mění panorama moskvy. Měl možnost zblízka sledovat, jak se v ruských médiích vyrábějí informace, jež vytvářejí úplnou alternativní realitu. V knize Nic není pravda a všechno je možné ukazuje současné Rusko s pochopením a zároveň se strachem, jaký vzbuzuje zcela nová civilizační mutace.

The TIMES, OBSERVER and EVENING STANDARD BOOK OF THE WEEK 'The world's most powerful people are lying like never before, and no one understands the art of their lies like Peter Pomerantsev.' Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland: The Inside Story of the Crooks and Kleptocrats Who Rule the World When information is a weapon, everyone is at war. We live in a world of influence operations run amok, a world of dark ads, psy-ops, hacks, bots, soft facts, ISIS, Putin, trolls, Trump. We've lost not only our sense of peace and democracy - but our sense of what those words even mean. As Peter Pomerantsev seeks to make sense of the disinformation age, he meets Twitter revolutionaries and pop-up populists, 'behavioural change' salesmen, Jihadi fan-boys, Identitarians, truth cops, and much more. Forty years after his dissident parents were pursued by the KGB, he finds the Kremlin re-emerging as a great propaganda power. His research takes him back to Russia - but the answers he finds there are surprising. Part reportage, part intellectual adventure, This is Not Propaganda is a Pynchon-like exploration of how we can reimagine our politics and ourselves in a time where truth has been turned topsy-turvy. 'Through our current smog of smouldering bullshit, This is Not Propaganda shines a necessary, humane and dissident light.' Nick Rankin, author of Churchill's Wizards: the British Genius for Deception 1914-1945 'Groundbreaking.' CNN

Üdv a 21. századi Oroszország szürreális szívében! Az új Oroszországban még a diktatúra is csak egy valóságshow, melynek szereplői művészlelkű bérgyilkosok, a Kreml bábjátékosaivá avanzsáló színházi rendezők, öngyilkos szupermodellek, magukat keresztes lovagnak képzelő motoros banditák, forradalmár oligarchák. Ez itt az új pénz és az új hatalom birodalma, mely oly gyorsan változik, hogy darabokra töri maga körül a valóságot. Az ország, ahol semmi nem igaz, és bármi lehetséges, még az elképzelhetetlen is. Az orosz emigráns szülők gyermekeként Londonban felnövő tévés producer, Peter Pomerantsev több mint tíz évet dolgozott Moszkvában. Amikor belevetette magát a robbanásszerűen fejlődő orosz tévéiparba, nem kisebb célt tűzött ki maga elé, mint feltérképezni az országban tomboló korrupció legrejtettebb zugait. Füstös tárgyalókban találkozott az orosz médiagépezetet irányító propagandagurukkal, felkereste a szibériai maffiavárosokat és a szupergazdagok londoni és amerikai szalonjait, aranyásó-akadémiák és agymosó önképző tanfolyamok titkainak nyomába eredt. Ahogy a Putyin-rezsim egyre agresszívabbá vált, úgy merült Pomerantsev egyre mélyebbre. A Semmi nem igaz… szórakoztató és felkavaró, felejthetetlen utazás a dekadencián át az őrületbe tartó országba. A szerző tűpontos felismerései fájdalmasan, ijesztően ismerősek lehetnek a magyar olvasónak.

* A TIMES and GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR *'Quietly frightening.' Guardian'Essential reading.' Irish Times'Consistently chilling.' Herald'Shocking and entertaining.' Daily TelegraphWhen information is a weapon, everyone is at war. We live in a world of influence operations run amok, a world of dark ads, psy-ops, hacks, bots, soft facts, ISIS, Putin, trolls, Trump. We've lost not only our sense of peace and democracy - but our sense of what those words even mean. As Peter Pomerantsev seeks to make sense of the disinformation age, he meets Twitter revolutionaries and pop-up populists, 'behavioural change' salesmen, Jihadi fan-boys, Identitarians, truth cops, and much more. Forty years after his dissident parents were pursued by the KGB, he finds the Kremlin re-emerging as a great propaganda power. His research takes him back to Russia - but the answers he finds there are surprising. 'The world's most powerful people are lying like never before, and no one understands the art of their lies like Peter Pomerantsev.' Oliver Bullough'Through our current smog of smouldering bullshit, This is Not Propaganda shines a necessary, humane and dissident light.' Nick Rankin'Far more than just another take on today's chaotic information wars, this book argues that we will have to understand how propaganda seeks to shape our deepest thoughts before we can confront it.' Anne Applebaum

A journey into the glittering, surreal heart of 21st century Russia: into the lives of Hells Angels convinced they are messiahs, professional killers with the souls of artists, bohemian theatre directors turned Kremlin puppet-masters, supermodel sects, post-modern dictators and oligarch revolutionaries. This is a world erupting with new money and new power, changing so fast it breaks all sense of reality, where life is seen as a whirling, glamorous masquerade where identities can be switched and all values are changeable. It is home to a new form of authoritarianism, far subtler than 20th century strains, and which is rapidly expanding to challenge the global order. An extraordinary book - one which is as powerful and entertaining as it is troubling - Nothing is True and Everything is Possible offers a wild ride into this political and ethical vacuum.

Peter Pomerantsev strávil počátkem jednadvacátého století několik let v Rusku. Jeho britsko-ruský původ mu otevřel dveře do tamní komerční televize. Tam získal přístup do soukromí Rusů z nejrůznějších prostředí a koutů země – od sibiřského gangstera-filmaře přes topmodelku v zajetí kultu až po uvězněné podnikatele. Na všech těchto lidech ukazuje současnou ruskou mentalitu a její proměny. Pomerantsev byl fascinován zemí, která přišla o vládnoucí ideologii a nyní ji soustavně nahrazuje něčím jiným stejně rychle, jako mrakodrapy mění panorama Moskvy. Měl možnost zblízka sledovat, jak se v ruských médiích vyrábějí informace, jež vytvářejí úplnou alternativní realitu. V knize Nic není pravda a všechno je možné ukazuje současné Rusko s pochopením a zároveň se strachem, jaký vzbuzuje zcela nová civilizační mutace.

From one of our leading experts on disinformation, the incredible true story of the complex and largely forgotten WWII propagandist Sefton Delmer - and what we can learn from him today. 'Pomerantsev is emerging as the pre-eminent war reporter of our time'- Observer From one of our leading experts on disinformation, the incredible true story of the complex and largely forgotten WWII propagandist Thomas Sefton Delmer - and what we can learn from him today. In the summer of 1941, Hitler ruled Europe from the Atlantic to the Black Sea. Britain was struggling to combat the powerful Nazi propaganda machine, which crowed victory and smeared its enemies. But inside Germany, there was one notable voice of dissent from the very heart of the military machine, Der Chef, a German whose radio broadcasts skilfully questioned Nazi doctrine. He had access to high-ranking German military secrets and spoke of internal rebellion. His listeners included German soldiers and citizens. American officials and even the President tried to decipher what it meant for the future of the war. But what these audiences didn't know was that Der Chef was a fiction, a character created by the British propagandist Thomas Sefton Delmer, just one player in Delmer's vast counter-propaganda cabaret, a unique weapon in the war. As author Peter Pomerantsev uncovers Delmer's story, he is called into a wartime propaganda effort of his own: the global response to Putin's invasion of Ukraine. This book is the story of Delmer and his modern-day investigator, as they each embark on their own quest to seduce and inspire the passions of supporters and enemies, and to turn the tide of information wars.