The Strongman: Vladimir Putin And The Struggle For Russia

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Russia under Vladimir Putin has proved a prickly partnerfor 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 correspondent Angus Roxburgh charts the dramatic fight for Russia'sfuture 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 & burnished a flamboyant personality cult one day saving snow leopards or horse-back riding bare chested the net tongue-lashing Western audiences Drawing on dozens of exclusive interviews in Russia where he worked for a time as a Kemlin insider advising Putin on press relations as well as in the US & Europe Roxburgh also argues that the West threw away chances to bring Russia in from the cold by failing to understand its fears & aspirations following the collapse of communism