Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin (New and Expanded)

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Price
$33.99
Publisher
Brookings Institution Press
Publish Date
Pages
544
Dimensions
6.1 X 9.0 X 1.3 inches | 1.8 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780815726173

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About the Author
Fiona Hill was director of the Center on the United States and Europe and a senior fellow in Foreign Policy at Brookings.Clifford G. Gaddy was a senior fellow in Foreign Policy at Brookings. Hill and Gaddy are coauthors of The Siberian Curse: How Communist Planners Left Russia Out in the Cold (Brookings, 2003).
Reviews

"If you want to begin to understand Russia today, read this book."--Sir John Scarlett, former chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)


"Of the many biographies of Vladimir Putin that have appeared in recent years, this one is the most useful."--Foreign Affairs


Q: Do you have time to read books? If so, which ones would you recommend? "My goodness, let's see. There's Mr. Putin, by Fiona Hill and Clifford Gaddy. Insightful."--Vice President Joseph Biden in Joe Biden: The Rolling Stone Interview.


"This is not just another Putin biography. It is a psychological portrait."--The Financial Times


"For anyone wishing to understand Russia's evolution since the breakup of the Soviet Union and its trajectory since then, the book you hold in your hand is an essential guide."--John McLaughlin, former deputy director of U.S. Central Intelligence


"Mr Putin, Operative in the Kremlin (note the mister, not comrade) is a readable and informed portrait painted by two students of Russian history who had, at various times in their careers, a front-row view."--David Hearst, The Guardian