Putin's Progress - Brossura

Truscott, Peter

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0743496078 ISBN 13: 9780743496070

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster, 2005

Riassunto

Vladimir Putin seemed to have come from nowhere when he succeeded the ailing and incompetent Boris Yeltsin as President of Russia in March 2000. It was as if he had taken the Kremlin by stealth - perhaps, it was whispered, using the skills he acquired as a senior agent in the KGB. In fact, Putin's rise to prominence owes more to a combination of canny manoeuvring and blat, the traditional Russian system of cronyism and patronage. PUTIN'S PROGRESS is the first comprehensive exploration in English of Putin's character and offers many insights into his likely legacy, shedding new light on one of the most enigmatic of modern leaders and what it means to live in Putin's Russia.

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L'autore

Dr Peter Truscott was MEP for Hertfordshire between 1994 and 1999 and is now an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research. An independent policy analyst and broadcaster specialising in Russian, defence and security matters, he is also the author of RUSSIA FIRST (1997).

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'[A] volume in the best traditions of Kremlinology, navigating the byzantine mystery of Russian politics and its connections to an invariably corrupt business oligarchy'
Ed Vulliamy, Observer
Vladimir Putin seemed to have come from nowhere when he succeeded the ailing and incompetent Boris Yeltsin as President of Russia in March 2000. It was as if he had taken the Kremlin by stealth - perhaps, it was whispered, using the skills he acquired as a senior agent in the KGB.
In fact, Putin's rise to prominence owes more to a combination of canny manoeuvring and blat, the traditional Russian system of cronyism and patronage. Putin's Progress is the first comprehensive exploration in English of Putin's character and offers many insights into his likely legacy, shedding new light on one of the most enigmatic of modern leaders and what it means to live in Putin's Russia.
'The best account of Putin's origins . . . Truscott can be very acute . . . his narrative [has] a vivid flavour'
Neal Ascherson, London Review of Books
'Addictive . . . It concentrates on the human, quirky details and is not afraid to speculate a little . . . A well-written, pacy re-telling of Putin's life. The early chapters are riveting . . . The later political analysis is also excellent'
Viv Groskop, Daily Express
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• Editore: Simon & Schuster
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0743496078
• ISBN 13: 9780743496070
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 400