Putin
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Putin
The monumental biography of the most influential leader on the world stage in the last twenty years.
Vladimir Putin is a pariah to the West.
He has the power to reduce the West to nuclear ashes. He invades his neighbours, meddles in western elections, and orders assassinations. Yet many Russians continue to support him. Under Putin's leadership, Russia has once again become a force to be reckoned with.
Philip Short's magisterial biography, Putin, explores in unprecedented depth the personality of Russia's leader and demolishes many of our preconceptions about Putin's Russia.
To explain is not to justify. Putin's regime is dark. But, on closer examination, much of what we think we know about him turns out to rest on half-truths. This book is as close as we will come to understanding Russia's ruler.
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Putin by Philip Short is praised as a magisterial work, based on extensive access to influential figures, offering an exhaustive profile that is both readable and judicious. Described as exceptional and unlikely to be matched, it focuses on Putin himself rather than just his regime, delivering a revealing and compelling biography. The book is highly recommended for understanding Putin's personality, ideas, and influence.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781784700935
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 May 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 48.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 680g
Pages: 880
About the Author
Philip Short is the author of acclaimed biographies of Pol Pot, Mao Zedong and Fran ois Mitterrand. He worked for ten years as the BBC's Paris correspondent and lives in France.
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