Russia is in trouble. The civil unrest that swept the Middle East has bubbled over into Russia, and the government is struggling to maintain control. Over the years Russia has made plenty of enemies, and they all now smell blood. When a post graduate student at Georgetown University develops a computer model he calls The Rodina Plot (Rodina is Russian for Motherland), that shows how to overthrow the governemnt, it falls into the wrong hands and the Russia's enemies race to topple the Bear and divide up the spoils.
I enjoyed the book - and it was really close to 4 stars. The plot line was thick and gritty and the ideas driving the book were fun. The book lacks an overall focus though. The opening leads you to believe you know who the main characters are, but then they don't really make an appearance for the next 150 pages. Because of this it feels disjointed, and the two page chapters don't really help that feeling either.