From January 20, 2018: This week on the&nbsp;Lawfare Podcast, the Guardian's Moscow correspondent Shaun Walker joined special guest host Alina Polyakova to discuss his new book "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Long-Hangover-Putins-Russia-Ghosts/dp/0190659246/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1516402487&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=the+long+hangover" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Long Hangover: Putin's New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past</a>." They discussed Putin's use of Russian history as political strategy, the pulse of Russian politics as its elections approach in March, the changing landscape of Russia's lesser-known cities since the 1990s, and much more.Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare">http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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