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Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia
I.B.Tauris
March 2012
On Sale: February 28, 2012
288 pages
ISBN: 1780760167
EAN: 9781780760162
Kindle: B007N797R0
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Non-Fiction Biography
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, Putin has used Russiaβs energy strength as a foreign policy weapon, while at home he has cracked down on opponents, adamant that only he has the right vision for his countryβs future. Former BBC Moscow correspondent Angus Roxburgh charts the dramatic fight for Russiaβs future under Vladimir Putinβhow the former KGB man changed from reformer to autocrat; how he sought the Westβs 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 horseback riding bare-chested, the next tongue-lashing Western audiences. Drawing on dozens of exclusive interviews in Russia, where he worked as a Kremlin insider advising Putin on press relations, 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.
 Media BuzzMorning Edition - February 28, 2012
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