The use of history in Putin’s Russia The use of history in Putin’s Russia , by James Pearce, Wilmington, USA, Vernon Press, Vernon Series in Politics, 2020, 233 pp., €54.00 (hardback), ISBN 978-1-62273-892-2, €45.00 (paperback), ISBN 978-1-64889-043-7; €80.00 (eBook), ISBN 978-1-64889-039-0