All the Kremlin's men
Subtitle: inside the court of Vladimir Putin
By: Mikhail Zygar ; [interpreted by Thomas Hodson ; Russian text edited by Karen Shainyan]
Contributors: Hodson, Thomas, interpeter; Shainyan, Karen, editor
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 371
ISBN-13: 9781610397391; 9781568588179
Subjects: Politics and government; Interviews; Biography; History
Work titles: Vsi︠a︡ kremlevskai︠a︡ ratʹ
Description: "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..."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-354) and index.

Translated from Russian.
Table of contents: title: Part One: Putin I The Lionheart.  Chapter 1: In which Kremlin Strategist Alexander Voloshin learns to tolerate Lenin ; Chapter 2: In which Political Émigré Boris Berezovsky is not invited to the Royal Wedding ; Chapter 3: In which Russia's richest man, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, loses his business and freedom, and the family disappears; title: Part Two: Putin II The Magnificent.  Chapter 4: In which Kremlin Chief of Staff Dmitry Medvedev creates a new Russian Class ; Chapter 5: In which Ukrainian Presidential Chief of Staff Viktor Medvedchuk is the last Ukrainian to enjoy Putin's trust ; Chapter 6: In which Deputy Chief of Staff Vladislav Surkov defends the besieged Kremlin ; Chapter 7: In which Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov comes up with a plan to make Russia an empire once more ; Chapter 8: In which Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov is convinced that he is the heir to the throne; title: Part Three: Prince Dmitry.  Chapter 9: In which Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili retains power; title: and something far more valuable ; Chapter 10: In which Barack Obama becomes the Kremlin's best friend and worst enemy ; Chapter 11: In which Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin turns into a Russian Che Guevara ; Chapter 12: In which Russian Princess Tatyana Yumasheva comes up with a New Democratic Party ; Chapter 13: In which Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny thinks he can lead the people to the Kremlin; title: Part Four: Putin The Terrible.  Chapter 14: In which Patriarch Kirill gives fatherly advice to Russia's Cabinet of Ministers ; Chapter 15: In which Kremlin Strategist Vyacheslav Volodin invents a new national idea ; Chapter 16: In which Putin's Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov realizes the futility of trying to please the West ; Chapter 17: In which Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu takes revenge for Afghanistan and Nicholas I ; Chapter 18: In which Alexei Kudrin loses the battle for the President's heart and mind ; Chapter 19: In which Ramzan Kadyrov takes a round trip to Dubai ; Chapter 20: In which Bashar al-Assad becomes the mirror image of Putin; title: Conclusion: Putin the saint.