Peter Pomerantsev’s Nothing is True and Everything is Possible takes readers on a journey through the “surreal heart” of Russia today. Despite this unconventional approach, what can we learn about Russian society today from his book that we might not find in a textbook, documentary, or other scholarly work? What are the limitations to using Nothing is True and Everything is Possible to understand Putin’s Russia? How does it compare to the others sources we used to learn about Russia? In short, do you find the book to be a useful lens into understanding Russian life in the twenty-first century? Why or why not?