Angus Roxburgh

The Strongman (eBook, ePUB)

Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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, he has used Russia's energy might as a foreign policy weapon, while at home he has cracked down on opponents, adamant that only he has the right vision for his country's future.

Former BBC Moscow correspondent Angus Roxburgh charts the dramatic fight for Russia's future under Vladimir Putin - how the former KGB man changed from reformer to autocrat, how he sought the West's 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 horse-back riding bare-chested, the next tongue-lashing Western audiences. 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780857730367
• Artikelnr.: 39142258

Autorenporträt

Angus Roxburgh is a respected British foreign correspondent and Russia specialist.

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