What Makes Russia Russia? By Brian Brown

Andrew Weiss: Putin has become a larger than life figure in pop culture and our politics. He says this book is an attempt to say, let's look at who Russia is,. See what makes Russia Russia, and also see what makes Putin Putin. And do it in a way that isn't pre-cooked about what the answer is; if you're a bit of a Russian nerd, there are still going to be new facts here. Andrew S. Weiss: Working with an illustrator really forced me to be economical in terms of the points that I thought were absolutely essential.