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The Strongman
Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia
The Strongman
Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia
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Russia under Vladimir Putin has proved a prickly partner for the West, a far cry from the democratic ally many hoped for when the Soviet Union collapsed. Abroad, he has used Russia's energy might as a foreign policy weapon, while at home he has cracked down on opponents, adamant that only he has the right vision for his country's future. Former BBC Moscow correspondent Angus Roxburgh charts the dramatic fight for Russia's future under Vladimir Putin - how the former KGB man changed from reformer to autocrat, how he sought the West's respect but earned its fear, how he cracked down on his rivals at home and burnished a flamboyant personality cult, one day saving snow leopards or horse-back riding bare-chested, the next tongue-lashing Western audiences. Drawing on dozens of exclusive interviews in Russia, where he worked for a time as a Kremlin insider advising Putin on press relations, as well as in the US and Europe, Roxburgh also argues that the West threw away chances to bring Russia in from the cold, by failing to understand its fears and aspirations following the collapse of communism.
Table of Contents
Introduction xi
1. The Secret Policeman's Ball 1
2. Courting the West 26
3. The Battle for Economic Reform 46
4. The Darker Side 57
5. New Europe, Old Europe 85
6. Putin Mark II 108
7. Enemies Everywhere 128
8. A New Cold War 157
9. Media, Missiles, Medvedev 183
10. The Descent into War 220
11. Resetting Relations with the West 253
12. The Strongman and His Friends 272
13. Tandemology 296
14. Putin Mark III 316
Conclusion 344
Notes356
Index 367
Product details
| Published | Dec 15 2011 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 352 |
| ISBN | 9780857721020 |
| Imprint | I.B. Tauris |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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