The Strongman: Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia

by Roxburgh

ISBN13:

9781780760162

ISBN10:

1780760167

Format:

Hardcover

Pub. Date:

2/28/2012

Publisher(s):

I. B. Tauris

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Summary

Unique insider account of the enigmatic Putin from a former Kremlin adviser. Ground breaking material on the complex inner workings and private world of Putin¿s circle. Distinguished foreign correspondent with extraordinary personal contacts. Sheds lights on the rise of a new self-confident Russia Highly topical portrait of a tense struggle for power prior to Russia¿s presidential elections

“A serious book that portrays a Russian administration at sea in a world most of its officials did not comprehend. Putin himself emerges as a more complex character than the epithet "strongman" would suggest…Every chapter of this book is worth reading.” – The Independent (UK)

“[A] lively and absorbing study of the Putin years.” - The Guardian (UK)