Putin and the Rise of Russia

Michael Stuermer (Author)

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  • Type: Book: Non-fiction
  • Uitgever: Pegasus
  • Land: USA
  • Plaats: New York
  • ISBN: 9781605981314
  • Taal: English
  • Pagina's: 288
  • Locatie: 6.5.6 - 6.6.7

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'An excellent and important work' LITERARY REVIEW 'As a scholar, author and journalist of long standing, Stuermer has ranged widely. The broader perspective, historical and geographical, that he brings to this period of Russian history is refreshing. Most of all, his book provides a salutary corrective to the transatlantic assumptions underlying so much writing in English, where the West is a monolith on one side opposed to a Russian monolith on the other' -- Mary Dejevsky THE INDEPENDENT 'Michael Stuermer, Die Welt's chief correspondent, has spent years studying, and conversing with, the former KGB officer who has steered Russia's fortunes in the post-Yeltsin years. The result Putin and the Rise of Russia is a priviledged insider's account of the Russian enigma at first hand. It's the best kind of political journalism: history's first draft' -- Robert McCrum THE OBSERVER 'Authoritative, readable and concise' -- Robert Salisbury SPECTATOR 'Stuermer shows great understanding of the history and politics in a country in which secret institutions and state organisations still hold considerable sway. He succeeds in giving the reader a better understanding of how politics in Russia works. EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS 'We are lucky to have a commentator with Stuermer's talents and his distinguished journalistic and academic pedigree in Russian affairs' GLASGOW HERALD 'Anyone concerned about how the bear will respond will find this historically informated account an accessible and stimulating guide' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'Stuermer is a distinguished German political historian and journalist' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT.