{"product_id":"intent-to-destroy","title":"Intent to Destroy","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399809733\u003cbr\u003eFormat: B-format paperback\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2026\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: John Murray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterpiece' Peter Pomerantsev\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Powerful' Serhii Plokhy\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Fascinating' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA history of Russian violence waged against Ukraine across the centuries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRussia's brutal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. And yet this attack was in fact the latest episode in a centuries-long Russian campaign. In \u003ci\u003eIntent to Destroy\u003c\/i\u003e, leading scholar of genocide and Eastern Europe Eugene Finkel uncovers the deep roots of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Ever since the rise of Russian nationalism in the nineteenth century, the domination of this key borderland has become a cornerstone of Russian and Soviet policy. Using genocidal tactics - killings, deportations, starvation and cultural destruction - against ethnic Ukrainians and minorities including Tatars, Jews and Poles, Russia's long-standing policy has aimed to obliterate Ukrainian identity. This eradication has consistently been a part of the Kremlin playbook and leads inexorably to the violence we see today.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold with the astonishing power of Finkel's connection to this living history, and the authority of two decades of research, \u003ci\u003eIntent to Destroy\u003c\/i\u003e casts today's war it its broadest historical context, illuminating as never before Europe's bloodiest conflict since World War II.","brand":"ALLIANCE DIST - SF","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41858688843909,"sku":"PR431581","price":37.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TTG1Q52IVUHV.jpg?v=1789091044","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.co.nz\/products\/intent-to-destroy","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}