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The Strongman: Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia

The Strongman: Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia

by Angus Roxburgh (Author)

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    Hardcover 2011

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Synopsis

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.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 352
 Publisher: I.B.Tauris
Published: 18 Dec 2011
ISBN 10: 1780760167
ISBN 13: 9781780760162

Media Reviews
'[A]lively and absorbing study... [Roxburgh] is especially well placed to tell the story of how the west's early enthusiasm for Putin turned sour.' - Luke Harding, Guardian '[Written] with admirable even-handedness and insight...The Strongman is not only political history; it is informed by the author's close acquaintance with many of the prime players...Every chapter of this book is worth reading.' - Mary Dejevsky, Independent 'A sober assessment of Putin years, illuminated by Angus Roxburgh's first-hand experience and long acquaintance with Russia' - Bridget Kendall, BBC diplomatic correspondent 'Using his personal experiences and material from new interviews with key figures, Angus Roxburgh lifts the lid on a decade of murky Kremlin politics and points the way towards the new Putin era that is about to dawn.' - Martin Sixsmith, author of Russia: A 1,000-Year Chronicle of the Wild East
Author Bio
Angus Roxburgh is one of Britain's most distinguished foreign correspondents. An author and renowned journalist, he was the Sunday Times Moscow Correspondent in the mid-1980s and the BBC's Moscow correspondent during the Yeltsin years. He is the author of The Second Russian Revolution and Pravda: Inside the Soviet Press Machine.