It began like a fairy tale. Lena meets a man straight out of her dreams, a decorated Russian military pilot. Brave, charismatic, and fiercely devoted, he gives her everything she never thought she’d have: love, protection…and her very own apartment.
But there’s a price.
Alex earns his living bombing Ukraine. And every time he returns, he comes back changed—darker, colder, more dangerous. Lena tries to hold onto the storybook version of her life, but it begins to unravel. Fast.
What she thought was a Cinderella story becomes something far more disturbing. Moscow is slipping into a techno-dystopia of drones and surveillance cars, AI-powered ghosts, and a society hurtling toward collapse.
This isn’t fiction pulled from fantasy. It’s rooted in the twisted reality of modern Russia, a world built not just by the powerful, but by the quiet consent of those who looked away.
The Russian Gladiator is a sharp, compact novel that pulls no punches. For readers who want to understand Russia from the inside—its psychology, its moral corrosion, its inevitable trajectory—this book offers more than a story.
It offers a warning.
Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
Vendeur : GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Etats-Unis
Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur 50961259-n
Quantité disponible : Plus de 20 disponibles
Vendeur : Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Lena, a kind-hearted young woman from the Moscow suburbs, falls in love with a military pilot-her happiness so unexpected, it feels unreal. But war soon intrudes on her life-not through headlines or official speeches, but as something no one dares to name and yet everyone begins to carry within. Quietly, insidiously, it changes people until they're unrecognizable.Tender and loyal, Lena descends into a dystopia where AI-powered machines pose as friends, manipulate emotions, and then betray those who trust them. Grief is monetized. Loyalty becomes a weapon. The state reshapes citizens into soldiers, and children into instruments of power. But the monstrous system underestimates something profound: the human spirit. Lena's son, Sashka, learns to see through the lies-and dares to resist. And he is not alone.The Russian Gladiator reads as if Orwell, Bulgakov, and Bradbury had come together to co-author a story about propaganda, the machinery of authoritarianism, and the struggle to reclaim one's true self. The result is a piercing, tragic, and quietly defiant novel-one that haunts and inspires in equal measure. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798283514840
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Etats-Unis
Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition. N° de réf. du vendeur 50961259
Quantité disponible : Plus de 20 disponibles
Vendeur : Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9798283514840
Quantité disponible : Plus de 20 disponibles
Vendeur : PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, Etats-Unis
PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur L2-9798283514840
Quantité disponible : Plus de 20 disponibles
Vendeur : PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Royaume-Uni
PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur L2-9798283514840
Quantité disponible : Plus de 20 disponibles
Vendeur : GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, Royaume-Uni
Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur 50961259-n
Quantité disponible : Plus de 20 disponibles
Vendeur : GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, Royaume-Uni
Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition. N° de réf. du vendeur 50961259
Quantité disponible : Plus de 20 disponibles
Vendeur : CitiRetail, Stevenage, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Lena, a kind-hearted young woman from the Moscow suburbs, falls in love with a military pilot-her happiness so unexpected, it feels unreal. But war soon intrudes on her life-not through headlines or official speeches, but as something no one dares to name and yet everyone begins to carry within. Quietly, insidiously, it changes people until they're unrecognizable.Tender and loyal, Lena descends into a dystopia where AI-powered machines pose as friends, manipulate emotions, and then betray those who trust them. Grief is monetized. Loyalty becomes a weapon. The state reshapes citizens into soldiers, and children into instruments of power. But the monstrous system underestimates something profound: the human spirit. Lena's son, Sashka, learns to see through the lies-and dares to resist. And he is not alone.The Russian Gladiator reads as if Orwell, Bulgakov, and Bradbury had come together to co-author a story about propaganda, the machinery of authoritarianism, and the struggle to reclaim one's true self. The result is a piercing, tragic, and quietly defiant novel-one that haunts and inspires in equal measure. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798283514840
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : Rarewaves.com UK, London, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9798283514840
Quantité disponible : Plus de 20 disponibles