The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin - Rilegato

Steven Lee Myers

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ISBN 10: 1471130622 ISBN 13: 9781471130625

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster UK, 2015

Riassunto

An epic tale of Vladimir Putin's path to power, as he emerged from obscurity to become one of the world's most conflicted and important leaders. Former New York TimesMoscow Bureau Chief Steven Lee Myers has followed Putin since well before the recent events in the Ukraine, and gives us the fullest and most engaging account available of his rise to power. A gripping, page-turning narrative about Russian power and prestige, the book depicts a cool and calculating leader with enormous ambition and few scruples. As the world struggles to confront a newly assertive Russia, the importance of understanding Putin has never been greater. Vladimir Putin rose out of Soviet deprivation to the pinnacle of influence in the new Russian nation. He came to office in 2000 as a reformer, cutting taxes and expanding property rights, bringing a measure of order and eventually prosperity to millions whose only experience of democracy in the early years following the Soviet collapse was instability, poverty and criminality. But soon Putin orchestrated the preservation of a new kind of authoritarianism, consolidating power, reasserting his country's might, brutally crushing revolts and swiftly dispatching dissenters, even as he retained the support of many.

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Recensione:

'The New Tsar is a riveting, immensely detailed biography of Putin that explains in full-bodied, almost Shakespearean fashion why acts the way he does.' --Robert D. Kaplan

'Myers has the accuracy and readable style of the best New York Times journalists' --Donald Rayfield, Literary Review

'Myers casts valuable light on the nexus of financial dealings involving Putin's St Petersburg cronies' --John Kampfner, Observer

L'autore:

Steven Lee Myers has worked at the New York Times for 22 years, five of them in Russia during the period when Putin consolidated his power. He spent two years as bureau chief in Baghdad, covering the winding down of the American war in Iraq, and now covers the State Department. He lives in Washington, DC. This is his first book.

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster UK
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1471130622
• ISBN 13: 9781471130625
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 488