By Jason Corcoran Synopsis Leaving Russia follows Jason Corcoran as he and his family flee Moscow after Putin's invasion of Ukraine, joining a historic exodus of Russians escaping repression, fear, and moral collapse. As they struggle to rebuild their lives in Ireland, Corcoran becomes entangled in a chilling investigation into two powerful oligarchs seeking EU 'golden passports.' The book chronicles the experiences of a director, a musician, an investment banker, a billionaire entrepreneur, an opposition leader, and a tech founder, all swept up in the mass flight from Russia. As they flee, these individuals face the personal and professional consequences of a society in moral and political freefall, while elites scramble to secure EU residency in an attempt to straddle both worlds. Corcoran provides an insider's view of a nation unravelling. War, corruption, and state propaganda have emptied Russia of dissidents, artists, and entrepreneurs, while compelling once-powerful oligarchs to return to a country they scarcely recognise. Through vivid storytelling and incisive analysis, Leaving Russia exposes the human cost of Putin's regime and examines what it means to lose - and to search for - a homeland in a fractured world. About the authors Jason Corcoran is an award-winning journalist and Russia analyst based in Ireland. Until the invasion of Ukraine, he spent 14 years in Moscow as a senior correspondent for Bloomberg News and Dow Jones, reporting across the post-Soviet world. His work has appeared in The Sunday Times, The Washington Post, Business Insider, The Wall Street Journal, and The Guardian, and he has featured as an expert commentator on MSNBC, the BBC, RTÉ, Newstalk, Al Jazeera, and Channel 4. Reviews “Leaving Russia offers a powerful window into how Putin has devastated Russia’s greatest resource: its people. The book captures a society in moral and political freefall, as oligarchs scramble to secure European residencies, protect their fortune