Putin's virtual war
Nester, William R., 1956-2019
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With his elfin poker face, receding short golden hair, diminutive but muscular body, and stiff clipped gait, Vladimir Putin is among the world's most recognizable leaders. He has tightly ruled Russia since 31st December 1999, and will firmly assert power from the Kremlin for the foreseeable future. Many fear and loath him for his brutality, for ordering opponents imprisoned on trumped up charges and even murdered. Yet most Russians adore him for rebuilding the economy, state authority, and national pride. What drives Putin? Much more than greed for money and power animates him. He is a zealous nationalist deadset to make Russia great again. He mourns the Soviet Union's breakup as 'the greatest political catastrophe of the twentieth century.' Putin's nostalgia is understandable. The Russian empire peaked in territory, population, military power, and prestige when it was called the Soviet Union.
Main title:
Putin's virtual war / William Nester.
Author:
Nester, William R., 1956-, author
Imprint:
Barnsley : Frontline Books, 2019.
Collation:
320 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781526771186 (hbk)
Dewey class:
947.086092947.0860
LC class:
DK510.766.P87
Local class:
947.086092
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2578564