Mr. Putin
Subtitle: operative in the Kremlin
By: Fiona Hill, Clifford G. Gaddy
Contributors: Gaddy, Clifford G., author
Edition: New and expanded edition. Paperback edition.
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 533
ISBN-13: 9780815726173
Subjects: Politics and government; Presidents
Description: Argues that Russia's President is a man of many and complex identities, reflecting both ingrained Russian ways of thinking as well as his unique personal background and experience. Dispels potentially dangerous misconceptions about Putin and offers a clear-eyed look at his objectives.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 503-517) and index.
Table of contents: title: The operative emerges. Who is Mr. Putin? ; Boris Yeltsin and the Time of Troubles ; The statist ; The history man ; The survivalist ; The outsider ; The free marketeer ; The case officer ; The system; title: The operative engages. The stakeholders' revolt ; Putin's world ; The American education of Mr. Putin ; Russia resurgent ; The operative abroad; title: Coda : The operative in action