Vladimir Putin rose out of Soviet deprivation to the pinnacle of influence in the new Russian nation. He came to office in 2000 as a reformer, cutting taxes and expanding property rights, bringing a measure of order and eventually prosperity to millions whose only experience of democracy in the early years following the Soviet collapse was instability, poverty and criminality. But soon Putin orchestrated the preservation of a new kind of authoritarianism, consolidating power, reasserting his country's might, brutally crushing revolts and swiftly dispatching dissenters, even as he retained the support of many.
| Autor: | Lee Myers Steven |
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| ISBN: | 9781471130649 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Simon & Schuster UK |
| Veröffentlicht: | 08.09.2016 |
| Untertitel: | The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin |
| Schlagworte: | 21st Century 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100 21st century history: from c 2000 - Central / national / federal government Central government European History HISTORY / Europe / General HISTORY / Russia / Post-Soviet Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999 POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000 Russia c 1990 to c 1999 c 1990 to c 2000 |
Steven Lee Myers has worked at the New York Times for 22 years, five of them in Russia during the period when Putin consolidated his power. He spent two years as bureau chief in Baghdad, covering the winding down of the American war in Iraq, and now covers the State Department. He lives in Washington, DC. This is his first book.