Angus Roxburgh

The Strongman

Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Vladimir Putin has turned Russia from fledgling democracy into a police state, and in 2020 a constitutional change gave him the means to stay in power until 2036. In this acclaimed political biography, former BBC Moscow correspondent Angus Roxburgh charts the dramatic fight for Russia's future under Putin. Roxburgh shows how the former KGB man evolved from reformer to autocrat, how he sought the West's respect but earned its fear and contempt. 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. This updated edition includes new chapters on Putin and Donald Trump, on Russia's wars in Ukraine and Syria, and on Putin's ruthless attempt to rout all political opposition.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic / I.B.Tauris
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 527996
• 3. Aufl.
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 217mm x 142mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 574g
• ISBN-13: 9780755639250
• ISBN-10: 0755639251
• Artikelnr.: 61605193

Autorenporträt

Angus Roxburgh

Inhaltsangabe

About the Author Introduction 1. The Secret Policeman's Ball 12. Courting the West 3. The Battle for Economic Reform 4. The Darker Side 5. New Europe, Old Europe 6. Putin Mark II 7. Enemies Everywhere 8. A New Cold War 9. Media, Missiles, Medvedev 10. The Descent into War 11. Resetting Relations with the West 12. The Strongman and His Friends 13. Tandemology 14. Putin Mark III 15. A New Russia16. President for Life?NotesIndex

Rezensionen

[I]t is valuable as a first-hand source for information about the people and events of the Putin era. International Journal of Russian Studies