Gorbachev

The definitive and award-winning history of Vladimir Putin\'s rise to power following the collapse of the Soviet Union, by The Economist\'s Russia editor.\'Fast-paced and excellently written\' New York Times\'A real insiders\' story of Russia\'s post-Soviet \"counter-revolution\" - an important and timely book.\' Anne ApplebaumWINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE How did a country that embraced freedom over twenty-five years ago end up as an autocratic police state bent once again on confrontation with the West? In this Orwell Prize-winning book, Arkady Ostrovsky reaches back to the darkest days of the Cold War to tell the story of Russia\'s stealthy and largely unchronicled post-Soviet transformation.Ostrovsky\'s knowledge of many of the key players allows him to explain the rise of Vladimir Putin and to reveal how he pioneered a new form of demagogic populism. In a new preface he examines Putin\'s influence on the US election and explores how his methods - weaponizing the media and serving up fake news - came to enter Western politics. Σελίδες: 400, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm