Looking at reviews, this author was said to be objective, but he seems as propagandized as most against Putin. That being the case, it’s not terribly bad and the narrator is outstanding. Listen with a critiquing mind is my advice. Whenever Cronkite interviewed someone and listened to them, he asked, “Now why is this son-of-bitch lying to me? “ Start with that assumption. You might just conclude the author is lying to himself and just another ideologue.