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Contents:
Part I. The Operative Emerges
1. Who Is Mr. Putin?
2. Boris Yeltsin and the Time of Troubles
3. The Statist
4. The History Man
5. The Survivalist
6. The Outsider
7. The Free Marketeer
8. The Case Officer
9. The System
Part II. The Operative Engages
10. The Stakeholders' Revolt
11. Putin's World
12. The American Education of Mr. Putin
13. Russia Resurgent
14. The Operative Abroad
Coda: The Operative in Action
Chronology
Notes on Translations, Transliteration, Nomenclature, Style, and Source
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Notes
Bibliography
Index
"Fiona Hill is director of the Center on the United States and Europe and a senior fellow in Foreign Policy at Brookings.Clifford G. Gaddy is a senior fellow in Foreign Policy at Brookings. Hill and Gaddy are coauthors of The Siberian Curse: How Communist Planners Left Russia Out in the Cold (Brookings, 2003).
“Remember the unverified “dossier” assembled by a shadowy foreign
intelligence veteran who alleged all manner of nefarious, kinky and
compromising ties between Donald Trump and Russia? Well, now the
Trump team has its own dossier on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
It’s better sourced, convincingly written, damning in its
conclusions — and its author is scheduled to start working at the
White House."
- Washington Post
”As experienced students of modern Russia, Fiona Hill and Clifford
Gaddy are exceptionally well qualified to explain the experiences
and influences which shaped the mind of Vladimir Putin. . . . If
you want to begin to understand Russia today, read this book."
- Sir John Scarlett, former chief of the British Secret
Intelligence Service (MI6)
"Veteran Russia watchers Hill and Gaddy bring high-level expertise
to bear on the enigma of Vladimir Putin in this illuminating study.
. . . [It] combines enough historical background and contemporary
analysis for a graduate-level seminar along with an accessible
writing style that won’t deter more casual readers."
-Publishers Weekly
“Let it be stated unambiguously at the outset: this book is a tour
de force.”
-Political Studies Review
“For anyone wishing to understand Russia’s evolution since the
breakup of the Soviet Union and its trajectory since then, the book
you hold in your hand is an essential guide.
- John McLaughlin, former deputy director of U.S. Central
Intelligence
“Of the many biographies of Vladimir Putin that have appeared in
recent years, this one is the most useful.
- Foreign Affairs
“This is not just another Putin biography. It is a psychological
portrait.
- The Financial Times
“Considering how busy you are, do you have time to read books? If
so, which ones would you recommend? “. . . My goodness, let’s see.
There’s Mr. Putin, by Fiona Hill and Clifford Gaddy.
Insightful.”
—Vice President Joseph Biden in Joe Biden: The Rolling Stone
Interview
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