Mág z Kremlu – da Empoli Giuliano (2023)

He was called the Magician from the Kremlin. The mysterious Vadim Baranov was a theater director, a producer of television reality shows, and ultimately the gray eminence of Vladimir Putin, known as the Tsar. After leaving his position as a political advisor, countless stories circulate about him, where it is impossible to distinguish truth from fiction. One night, however, he reveals his story to the narrator of this book. ***** Vadim's story unfolds at the center of Russian power, where courtiers and oligarchs wage an unending war. Vadim becomes the regime's main spin doctor, transforming the entire country into a political theater – and the only possible reality is fulfilling the Tsar's wishes. When Vadim begins to be drawn too deeply into the darker traps of the system he helped build, he will do everything to extricate himself. ***** The character of Vadim Baranov was inspired by the businessman and politician Vladislav Surkov, one of the founders of the United Russia party, which helped Vladimir Putin come to power in 2001. ***** The Magician from the Kremlin is a significant novel about contemporary Russia. It reveals the underpinnings of the Putin era and presents a brilliant reflection on power as such. ***** For many months, the book topped the bestseller charts in France, with over 320,000 copies sold.