Containing firsthand narrative, personal stories, and groundbreaking reporting, this work examines the Russia under Vladimir Putin, who the authors assert along with his circle of close associates from the former KGB have waged a methodical campaign to end Russia\'s democratic experiment and reconsolidate power in the Kremlin.
This book is an extraordinary contribution to our understanding of Russia and the debate about the country\'s uncertain future and its relationship with the United States..
With shrewd reporting and unprecedented access to Putin\'s insiders, Kremlin Rising offers both unsettling revelations about Russia\'s leader and a compelling inside look at life in the land he is building.
But the authors go beyond the politics to draw a moving and vivid portrait of the Russian people they encountered--both those who have prospered and those barely surviving--and show how the political flux has shaped these individuals\' lives.
Their gripping narrative moves from Putin\'s unlikely rise through the key moments of his tenure.
As Moscow bureau chiefs for the Washington Post , Peter Baker and Susan Glasser witnessed firsthand the methodical campaign to reverse the post-Soviet Revolution and transform Russia back into an authoritarian state.
Kremlin Rising goes behind the scenes of contemporary Russia to offer a sobering picture of its leader and the direction in which the country is now headed.
But a decade later, Boris Yeltsin\'s handpicked successor--Vladimir Putin, a self-described childhood hooligan turned KGB officer--resolved to end the revolution.
With the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia launched itself on a fitful transition to Western-style democracy and a market economy.
Containing firsthand narrative, personal stories, and groundbreaking reporting, this work examines the Russia under Vladimir Putin, who the authors assert along with his circle of close associates from the former KGB have waged a methodical campaign to end Russia\'s democratic experiment and reconsolidate power in the Kremlin
