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All the Kremlin's men, inside the court of Vladimir Putin, Mikhail Zygar

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All the Kremlin's men

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Mikhail Zygar

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. Russia's most prominent independent journalist Mikhail Zygar has had unprecedented access to people who are either currently or were formerly allied with Putin, but have only now agreed to reveal their impressions of the powerful president and his circle of power. Zygar's in-depth interviews include Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, former finance minister Alexei Kudrin, former Kremlin chief of staff Alexander Voloshin, former mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov, former presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov, opposition leader Alexei Navalny, former presidents of Ukraine and Georgia Viktor Yushchenko and Mikhail Saakashvili, and many other key Russian and Western politicians and diplomats. For many people from Putin's closest circle, it was the first time they could tell their stories. Each chapter has a main character, who gives an insight into the origins of Vladimir Putin's transformation. Cumulatively, All the Kremlin's Men explains to the English-speaking audience what has happened to Russia, what the role of the West is in its destiny, and how this destiny could play out going forward. It is a delicious portrait of the strangeness of modern Russia, a country swirling with intrigue and paranoia, peppered with fateful missteps and confusion, and the brooding, volatile, magnificently unpredictable figure of Vladimir Putin"--Publisher information"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. Russia's most prominent independent journalist Mikhail Zygar has had unprecedented access to people who are either currently or were formerly allied with Putin, but have only now agreed to reveal their impressions of the powerful president and his circle of power. Zygar's in-depth interviews include Putin's press secretary, Deputy Prime Minister, former finance minister, former Kremlin chief of staff, former mayor of Moscow, former presidential candidate, opposition leader Alexei Navalny, former presidents of Ukraine and Georgia Viktor Yushchenko and Mikhail Saakashvili, and many other key Russian and Western politicians and diplomats. For many people from Putin's closest circle, it was the first time they could tell their stories. Each chapter has a main character, who gives an insight into the origins of Vladimir Putin's transformation. Cumulatively, All the Kremlin's Men explains to the English-speaking audience what has happened to Russia, what the role of the West is in its destiny, and how this destiny could play out going forward. It is a delicious portrait of the strangeness of modern Russia, a country swirling with intrigue and paranoia, peppered with fateful missteps and confusion, and the brooding, volatile, magnificently unpredictable figure of Vladimir Putin."--Publisher information

Part I. Putin I the Lionheart : In which Kremlin strategist Alexander Voloshin learns to tolerate Lenin -- In which political émigré Boris Berezovsky is not invited to the royal wedding -- In which Russia's richest man, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, loses his business and freedom, and the family disappears -- Part II. Putin II the Magnificent : In which Kremlin Chief of Staff Dmitry Medvedev creates a new Russian class -- In which Ukrainian Presidential Chief of Staff Viktor Medvedchuk is the last Ukranian to enjoy Putin's trust -- In which Deputy Chief of Staff Vladislav Surkov defends the besieged Kremlin -- In which Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov comes up with a plan to make Russia an empire once more -- In which Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov is convinced that he is the heir to the throne -- Part III. Prince Dmitry : In which Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili retains power, and something far more valuable -- In which Barack Obama becomes the Kremlin's best friend and worst enemy -- In which Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin turns into a Russian Che Guevara -- In which Russian Princess Tatyana Yumasheva comes up with a new Democratic Party -- In which opposition leader Alexei Navalny thinks he can lead the people to the Kremlin -- Part IV. Putin the Terrible : In which Patriarch Kirill gives fatherly advice to Russia's Cabinet of Ministers -- In which Kremlin strategist Vyacheslav Volodin invents a new national idea -- In which Putin's Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov realizes the futility of trying to please the West -- In which Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu takes revenge for Afghanistan and Nicholas I -- In which Alexei Kudrin loses the battle for the President's heart and mind -- In which Ramzan Kadyrov takes a round trip to Dubai -- In which Bashar al-Assad becomes the mirror image of Putin -- Conclusion : Putin the saint