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The new book by the British writer, historian and journalist Owen Matthews (b. 1971), "Deception. Behind the Scenes of Putin's War on Ukraine is a story about the reasons for the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and the first year of the full-scale war based on the author's reports from Russia and Ukraine. Matthews tries to explain to readers the history of the conflict between Ukrainians and Russians over the centuries. The author pays special attention to the events of the last thirty years after the collapse of the USSR, trying to give an objective assessment of the processes that took place in independent Ukraine. Owen Matthews is well versed in the personalities of Russian politics and describes in detail, step by step, the preparation of the economy, military capabilities and especially the consciousness of Russian citizens that has been taking place in the aggressor country in recent decades for a new war.