The new tsar : the rise and reign of Vladimir Putin
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2015.
Status
Shirlington - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2015.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
572 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Street Date
1510
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"A Borzoi book"--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 487-543) and index.
Description
"The epic tale of the rise to power of Russia's current president--of his emergence from shrouded obscurity and deprivation to become one of the most consequential and complicated leaders in modern history. Former New York Times Moscow bureau chief Steven Lee Myers has followed Vladimir Putin's path for many years, and gives us the fullest, most absorbing account we have of his rise to power. This gripping narrative elucidates a cool and calculating man with enormous ambition and few scruples. We see Putin, a former KGB agent, come to office in 2000 as a reformer, cutting taxes, expanding property rights, bringing a measure of order and eventual prosperity to millions whose only experience of democracy in the early years following the Soviet collapse was instability, poverty, and criminality. But Myers makes clear how Putin then orchestrated a new authoritarianism, consolidating power, reasserting the country's might, brutally crushing revolts, and swiftly dispatching dissenters, even as he retained--and continues to retain--the support of many. As the world struggles to confront a newly assertive Russia, the importance of understanding Putin has never been greater. This keenly insightful, riveting book provides an essential key to that understanding"--,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Political leadership -- Russia (Federation)
Power (Social sciences) -- Russia (Federation)
Presidents -- Russia (Federation) -- Biography.
Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, -- 1952-
Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, -- 1952- -- Political and social views.
Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991-
Soviet Union. -- Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti -- Biography.
Power (Social sciences) -- Russia (Federation)
Presidents -- Russia (Federation) -- Biography.
Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, -- 1952-
Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, -- 1952- -- Political and social views.
Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991-
Soviet Union. -- Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti -- Biography.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Myers, S. L. (2015). The new tsar: the rise and reign of Vladimir Putin (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Myers, Steven Lee. 2015. The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Myers, Steven Lee. The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Myers, Steven Lee. The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
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