Description
When in 1999 the people around Boris Yeltsin were trying to find a replacement for their ailing and increasingly unpopular president, they chose the then almost unknown Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, a faceless man whom they thought they could easily shape according to their own ideas. And indeed, Russia and the crazed West were determined to see in him the progressive leader of their dreams, even when Putin ruthlessly shattered Russian media, seized power and wealth from businessmen, and eliminated the delicately emerging democratic mechanisms. Within a few years, all obstacles that could hinder him from exercising unchecked power were removed: opposition voices were silenced, political opponents and critics were exiled or murdered. Masha Gessen experienced this story firsthand and speaks about it accordingly. Her fascinating narrative about Putin's rise and rule is an outstanding work of journalistic literature and will bring many surprises to the Czech reader.
Information
Author: Gessenová Masha
Publication date: September 22, 2022
Manufacturer: Jiří Tomáš - nakladatelství Akropolis
Genres: Specialized and technical literature, Books, Society and politics, Social sciences
Type: Books - paperback
Pages: 416
ISBN/EAN: 9788074704420