Mr Putin

Hill, Fiona

£27.50

Many Putin watchers believe that being able to anticipate the quixotic Russian president’s next move depends on uncovering the “real” Vladimir Putin. In this revised and updated edition, Fiona Hill and Clifford Gaddy argue that Putin is in fact a man of many complex identities. Drawing on a range of sources, including their own personal encounters, they describe six that are most essential: the Statist, the History Man, the Survivalist, the Outsider, the Free Marketeer, and the Case Officer.

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Publish Date: 28/02/2015

Description

Fiona Hill and other U.S. public servants have been recognized as Guardians of the Year in TIME’s 2019 Person of the Year issue.

From the KGB to the Kremlin: a multidimensional portrait of the man at war with the West.

Where do Vladimir Putin’s ideas come from? How does he look at the outside world? What does he want, and how far is he willing to go?

The great lesson of the outbreak of World War I in 1914 was the danger of misreading the statements, actions, and intentions of the adversary. Today, Vladimir Putin has become the greatest challenge to European security and the global world order in decades. Russia’s 8,000 nuclear weapons underscore the huge risks of not understanding who Putin is.

Featuring five new chapters, this new edition dispels potentially dangerous misconceptions about Putin and offers a clear-eyed look at his objectives. It presents Putin as a reflection of deeply ingrained Russian ways of thinking as well as his unique personal background and experience.

Additional information

Weight 815 g
Dimensions 216 × 140 × 33 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

x, 533

Language

English

Edition

New and expanded edition

Dewey

947.0862092 (edition:23)

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