Kremlin rising : Vladimir Putin's Russia and the end of revolution / Peter Baker and Susan Glasser.

Kremlin rising : Vladimir Putin's Russia and the end of revolution / Peter Baker and Susan Glasser.

0743264312

New York : Scribner, [2005]

©2005

English

453 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

DK510.763 .B35 2005

15.70

947.086

With the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia launched itself on a fitful transition to Western-style democracy. But a decade later, Yeltsin's handpicked successor resolved to bring an end to the revolution. This book goes behind the scenes of contemporary Russia to reveal the culmination of Project Putin, the secret plot to reconsolidate power in the Kremlin. During their four years as Moscow bureau chiefs for The Washington Post, the authors witnessed the methodical campaign to transform Russia back into an authoritarian state. Their narrative moves from the unlikely rise of Putin through the key moments of his tenure that re-centralized power into his hands. But the authors also portray the Russian people they encountered--both those who have prospered and those barely surviving--and show how the political flux has shaped individual lives.--From publisher description.

"A Lisa Drew book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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