The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin
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"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." --
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What this book more than provides in width (at over 700 pages) it lacks in depth. It tells too much of the surface waves (his story) while failing to properly underline the true undercurrents. It concentrates disproportionately on Putin's silovik side, but not enough on his vor (murderer-mobster) one - therefore resulting in too positive an image, too close to his own propaganda. If Putin read this book, he would approve most of it, starting with the title...
