"A significant, original analysis of the Russian occupation machine, digging into its complexities and inconsistencies, as well as the difficult choices faced by local elites and ordinary people."--Oleksiy Bondarenko, Lecturer in Public Economic Management, International Development Department, University of Birmingham"How does Russia hope to sustain the occupation of Ukrainian territories it has seized? This meticulous, pathbreaking study exposes Moscow's grim efforts to enforce a brutally repressive but methodical system of occupation. Chilling but essential reading." -- Roy Allison, Souede-Salameno Fellow Professor of Russian and Eurasian International Relations, and Director of the Russian and Eurasian Studies Centre, University of Oxford"With great clarity and conceptual sophistication, Occupation reveals the broad spectrum of tools Russia uses in subjugating populations after achieving territorial conquest in Ukraine. A must-read to understand the high costs of occupation for individuals, communities, and the political future of norms against conquest." -- Anna Ohanyan, author of IThe Neighborhood Effect: The Imperial Roots of Regional Fracture in Eurasia"Drawing on his in-depth knowledge of Ukraine and Russia, Lewis details all aspects of the Russian occupation, from violence to the economy to government. This brilliant book should be compulsory reading for anyone who talks easily about Ukraine's ceding of land to Russia as a solution to end the war." -- Sabine Fischer, Senior Fellow, Eastern Europe and Eurasia Research Division, SWP"[Lewis focusses] solely on the takeover .

[with] great thoroughness and in chilling detail. Occupation is a vital source document and framework for understanding what has occurred in Ukraine." -- Inside Story.