All the Kremlin's men : inside the court of Vladimir Putin
Zygarʹ, Mikhail, 1981-2016
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Click and Collect for All the Kremlin's men : inside the court of Vladimir Putin"Charting the transformation of Vladimir Putin from a passionate fan of the West and a liberal reformer into a hurt and introverted outcast, All the Kremlin's Men is a historical detective story, full of intrigue and conspiracy. This is the story of the political battles that have taken place in the court of Vladimir Putin since his rise to power, and a chronicle of friendship and hatred between the Russian leader and his foreign partners and opponents..."--
Main title:
All the Kremlin's men : inside the court of Vladimir Putin / Mikhail Zygar.
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Imprint:
New York : PublicAffairs, 2016
Collation:
xx, 371 pages ; 25 cm.
Notes:
"The interpreter is Thomas Hodson and the editor of the Russian text is Karen Shainyan"--T.p.versoIncludes bibliographical references (pages 347-354) and index.Translated from the Russian.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE PUTIN I THE LIONHEART -- ch. 1 In Which Kremlin Strategist Alexander Voloshin Learns to Tolerate Lenin -- ch. 2 In Which Political Emigre Boris Berezovsky Is Not Invited to the Royal Wedding -- ch. 3 In Which Russia's Richest Man, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Loses His Business and Freedom, and the Family Disappears -- pt. TWO PUTIN II THE MAGNIFICENT -- ch. 4 In Which Kremlin Chief of Staff Dmitry Medvedev Creates a New Russian Class -- ch. 5 In Which Ukrainian Presidential Chief of Staff Viktor Medvedchuk Is the Last Ukrainian to Enjoy Putin's Trust -- ch. 6 In Which Deputy Chief of Staff Vladislav Surkov Defends the Besieged Kremlin -- ch. 7 In Which Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov Comes Up with a Plan to Make Russia an Empire Once More -- ch. 8 In Which Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov Is Convinced That He Is the Heir to the Throne -- pt. THREE PRINCE DMITRY --Contents note continued: ch. 9 In Which Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili Retains Power---and Something Far More Valuable -- ch. 10 In Which Barack Obama Becomes the Kremlin's Best Friend and Worst Enemy -- ch. 11 In Which Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin Turns into a Russian Che Guevara -- ch. 12 In Which Russian Princess Tatyana Yumasheva Comes Up with a New Democratic Party -- ch. 13 In Which Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Thinks He Can Lead the People to the Kremlin -- pt. FOUR PUTIN THE TERRIBLE -- ch. 14 In Which Patriarch Kirill Gives Fatherly Advice to Russia's Cabinet of Ministers -- ch. 15 In Which Kremlin Strategist Vyacheslav Volodin Invents a New National Idea -- ch. 16 In Which Putin's Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov Realizes the Futility of Trying to Please the West -- ch. 17 In Which Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu Takes Revenge for Afghanistan and Nicholas I -- ch. 18 In Which Alexei Kudrin Loses the Battle for the President's Heart and Mind --Contents note continued: ch. 19 In Which Ramzan Kadyrov Takes a Round Trip to Dubai -- ch. 20 In Which Bashar al-Assad Becomes the Mirror Image of Putin -- Conclusion: Putin the Saint.
ISBN:
9781610397391
Dewey class:
947.08620922947.0862
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English
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BRN:
298871
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - History | 947.0862 ZYG | Available |
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