Two books cover the Russia-Ukraine war from opposite perspectives
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How Did You Get Your Life Back on Track?
Putin's father found his wife on a pile of corpses in a cart being taken away. Putin had an older brother who didn't survive the war. He was taken from the family, put in an orphanage so that he would have enough to eat. His love of the KGB and studying German made him get his life back on track.
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