Forfatteren går bag om politikeren Vladimir Putin og ser på den russiske mentalitet og historie for at forstå de strukturer, der har bragt ham til magten
"[This book] takes the reader on a journey through the Russia of Vladimir Putin ... It is a neo-feudal world where iPads, WTO membership, and Brioni business suits conceal a power structure straight out of the Middle Ages, where the Sovereign is perceived as both divine and demo…
Analyse van de karakteristieken en stijl van Poetins heerschap, waarbij de vraag centraal staat waarom het Russische volk behoefte heeft aan een autocratisch leider.
Vladimir Putin, seen through Western eyes, is strong-willed, unpredictable, venal and vain. But how does he appear to his people? Anna Arutunyan, a Russian-American journalist, has observed Putin in action over the last 10 years and in this learned but readable book she puts Put…
This book introduces readers to the Russian media, its current landscape, and its history by outlining the chief challenges faced by Russian journalists on their quest for media freedom. Focusing on how the Government has traditionally controlled the media through censorship, fi…