Russia under Vladimir Putin has proved a prickly partner for the West, a far cry from the democracy many hoped for when the Soviet Union collapsed.
Angus Roxburgh charts the dramatic fight for Russia\'s future under Vladimir Putin--how the former KGB man changed from reformer to autocrat, how he sought the West\'s respect but earned its fear, how he cracked down on his rivals at home and burnished a flamboyant personality cult, one day saving snow leopards or horse-back riding bare-chested, the ne.
Russia under Vladimir Putin has proved a prickly partner for the West, a far cry from the democracy many hoped for when the Soviet Union collapsed