(2006, Evropa). Babylon by Victor PelevinTatarsky, the hero of Pelevin’s novel, is a failed poet who finds himself earning unimaginable sums as a copywriter plagiarising western advertisements for Russian clients in post-Soviet Moscow – and sinking into a world of drugs, guns, gangsters, and more drugs. It is hard to find, though. 8. 1. Many recent books have endeavored to tap into the world’s interest in Russia’s leader, with varying results. "[Putin's People] will surely now become the definitive account of the rise of Putin and Putinism." The Senility of Vladimir P by Michael Honig is published by Atlantic Books, priced £12.99. He further opined that Hemingway’s books including A Farewell to Arms, The Old Man and the Sea, and For Whom the Bell Tolls, have helped shape his inner self and his love for outdoor literature. Fragile Empire by Ben JudahJournalist Ben Judah’s book is the fruit of extensive travels and interviews within Russia. Or is he? His book sheds light on the entire path of the leader, elaborating on specific key periods for Putin, for example, his struggle against the oligarchs in the early 2000s, which Solovyov believes became a kind of personal matter of the president. Mafia State by Luke HardingAnother journalist writing about Putin’s Russia from a distinctively personal standpoint, Harding was a British correspondent [for the Guardian] posted to Moscow during Putin’s second term in office. However, this is not the only reason this book is remarkable – it is, in fact, the most complete up-to-date English-language biography of the Russian leader, which talks about his origins, his achievements and failures on the path to power. Tim Duggan. Set in an isolated dacha outside Moscow, where the now senile ex-president wiles away his days in imaginary conversations, while the staff busily milks him for every last kopeck, it is a tragicomedy from which not even one honest man can emerge uncorrupted. Book Review: ‘Putin’s People,’ by Catherine Belton - The New York Times. In the list below I have included a sample of those that I have found most revealing – but others could just as well have made the cut. The book was published on 1 March 2012 and translated into 20 languages. 6. Your must-read source of analysis on U.S.-Russia relations. "The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin" by Steven Lee Myers. From searing satire to explosive exposés, these are the reads you need to make sense of the man in the White House. In my novel, The Senility of Vladimir P, I have tried to convey some sense of the catastrophe that Putin has inflicted on Russia. This item: House of Trump, House of Putin: The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia by Craig Unger Hardcover $24.30. “Who is Putin? I've read about 15 nonfiction books about Putin's Russia in the past 4 years. 10. (2000, Public Affairs). "Putin Era" by Roy Medvedev. The outstanding impression that emerges is of blankness – a moral vacuum at the core of Putin’s being. The special character of this book, according to the official release, consists in the huge amount of research carried out by Dawisha (her sources included Russian and Soviet archives, as well as articles written by journalists and insiders). The New Cold War. Janet Revesz. A wall clock in a hotel room in Kazan, Russia, with a picture of President Vladimir Putin, 2015. The author attempts to take a look on how Putin has changed since his rise to power, and recalls the ideological inspirers and teachers of the Russian leader. The best text on Putin and why he does what he does may be The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism, by Emmanuel Goldstein. the book cover is a tribute to the opening sequence of Mr. Benn. 5. Whether you're a novice or a Kremlin-watching expert, this is well-worth your time! Another confession: my linguistic limitations mean that the list is restricted to books that have appeared in English. The analyst strongly feels that the West too often paints a portrait of Putin in exclusively gloomy tones, calling him a dictator and an imperialist. "Sex, Politics, and Putin: Political Legitimacy in Russia" by Valerie Sperling. Making sense of the world’s media coverage of Vladimir Putin, Putin's UN speech showcases Russia's view of the global order, Russia is no longer a superpower, and Putin's OK with that. This was the best. Is Vladimir Putin macho, or is he a fag? BEST BOOKS. And that is exactly what he does in the book,” said Dr Najam ul Sahar Butt, the Urdu translator of First Person, an Astonishingly Frank, Self-Portrait by Russian President Vladimir Putin, a collection of interviews by N. Gevorkyan, N. Timakova and A. Kolesnikov. 2. (2015, Simon & Schuster). Spies next door: As Putin - a former spy chief - tightens his grip on Russia, a new book reveals how he's riddled the West with suburban secret agents. Putin, during an interview session with a media outfit, pointed out some of his best novelists to include Jack London, Jules Verne, and Ernest Hemingway. A New Yorker magazine correspondent in Moscow, Yaffa paints a deep and revealing portrait of life inside Vladimir Putin’s Russia by … I loved her perspective on Putin's earliest KGB days, it's not the standard narrative but … "The Strongman: Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia" by Angus Roxburgh. "I wonder if Orwell will make the list?" This is an account of six interviews given by Putin to a trio of handpicked Russian journalists. A very specific look at Putin and “Putin’s Russia” is given by the Russian-American author Anna Arutunyan. The book focuses on numerous public statements made by the President, the texts of which the author analyzes in an effort to identify the “general rules” that paint the ideological picture of Putin. In one unforgettable scene, Gessen, a journalist, is called in for a meeting by Putin, who is unaware that her excoriating critique of him has already been published abroad. Andrei Komiaga, the hero of the novel, is an Oprichnik, one of the tsar’s security operatives whose main role is state-sponsored terrorism against uncooperative elements of society. . 4. 8. and we will pass your message to the corresponding member of the team. Hardly enough to raise an eyebrow in our sadly flawed world. Arutunyan tries to grasp the origins of the Russian president’s power, finding these in the culture and mentality of the Russian people. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin,” by Brookings Institution scholars Fiona Hill and Clifford Gaddy. In his native Britain, Roxburgh has been criticized for his overly positive attitude towards Putin, even though in his book, the author demonstrates a desire to write about Russia's president as objectively as possible, showing his strengths and weaknesses, his mistakes and successes. It’s too little known and is by far the best book on the subject. "Putin: A Guide For Those Who Care" by Vladimir Solovyov. (2014, Olive Branch Press). 9. Vladimir Solovyov is one of the best-known political journalists, broadcasters and political consultants in Russia. Perhaps the best person to answer this would be the president of the Russian Federation himself. Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice The Russian (and formerly Soviet) writer and historian Roy Medvedev has devoted more than just a book to Putin, as he has had many personal meetings with the president over the years, and remains on friendly terms with the country’s leader. The European view of Putin is presented by Angus Roxburgh, a British journalist who worked in Russia and even consulted the Russian leadership on media policy. Putin spent the late cold war as a junior KGB officer in the city of Dresden. By Edward Lucas. Mark Galeotti, in We Need to Talk About Putin, has distilled a great deal of research and thought into a slim and engaging volume that reads like a primer for anyone poised to enter a negotiation with the Russian president., The Guardian Easily the shrewdest and most insightful analysis yet of Putin’s policymaking., Foreign Affairs (2013, I.B. Vladimir Putin and Russian Statecraft by Allen C. Lynch. Journalist and author Edward Lucas gives an excoriating critique of Putinism and explains how Russia's amoral present is rooted in a failure to come to terms with its past. Goddard offers the reader not only a diverse set of facts about the Russian leader, but also the author’s own interpretation of these facts. Written by an ex-soldier who fought in both the first Chechen war and Putin’s second Chechen campaign, it sketches a world of unrelieved brutality within the ranks of the Russian army, a vicious microcosm in which the officers, or “jackals”, relentlessly assault the expendable soldiers, or “vouchers” under their command. Read. This blood-spattered novel of brutality and decadence pushes political satire to its limits but is a sharp reflection on the corruption and authoritarianism of Putin’s Russia. 4. Sex, Politics, and Putin investigates how gender stereotypes and sexualization have been used as tools of political legitimation in contemporary Russia. However, we should also note the particular perspective of the material discussed in this book – this is the perspective of a publicist and historian, an expert on leaders such as Joseph Stalin and Yuri Andropov. "First Person: An Astonishingly Frank Self-Portrait by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin," Nataliya Gevorkyan, Natalya Timakova, Andrei Kolesnikov. But one that also happens to be a nuclear-armed leviathan, which gave personal and economic freedom a whirl, but has been yanked back into authoritarianism – not so common. Putin: Russia’s Choice by Richard Sakwa. The Dictator’s Handbook by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair SmithFinally, a book that is not about Russia at all, but a classic work of political science that lays bare the reality of how political leaders acquire and retain power. She was born in the U.S.S.R., but was educated and lived in the United States for many years, returning to Moscow as an adult. In September 2015, an updated version of the book “Putin’s Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia?” was released, which caused quite a stir as early as 2014, when it first hit the bookshelves. Putin Redux by Richard Sakwa. One can argue with the author’s view as to how much Putin’s desire to look like a “real man” influences the domestic and foreign policies of Russia, and yet due to its non-standard approach, we include this book in our Top 10 list. In a sense, Medvedev’s works, including the “Putin Era,” are a kind of an ode to the Russian leader, in which Putin appears as the savior of Russia and the Russian people, the real mastermind behind the development of the country, and its return as a major player in the foreign policy field. Here is a spotlight into one corner of the alienated, demoralised society on which Putin set to work. Leading the country in to some dark places ... a rally to support Vladimir Putin and the invasion of Crimea in March 2014 in Moscow. (Fitzcarraldo Editions, translated by Sasha Dugdale) 'Love’s labours should be lost': Maria Stepanova, Russia's next great writer. Read more. She especially looks at the conservative attitudes of the country’s population, in which Putin plays the role of a defender of traditional values in the fight against “homosexual” Western influence. ―Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic "This riveting, immaculately researched book is arguably the best single volume written about Putin, the people around him and perhaps even about contemporary Russia itself in the past three decades." I have included a couple of contemporary novels to pass the lens of fiction over the society that has evolved under the Russian leader. Putin’s Kleptocracy by Karen DawishaPublished in the US but not in Britain – for fear of the UK’s tyrant-friendly libel laws – American academic Karen Dawisha’s book provides a dispassionate, extensively researched account of Putin’s early criminality and the descent of the Russian government into an engine of organised crime. A The Times best book of 2019 'In fewer than 150 pithy pages, Galeotti sketches a bleak, but convincing picture of the man in the Kremlin and the political system that he dominates' - The Times Meet the world's most dangerous man. Vladimir Putin. 1. Tauris). 10 best books on the Donald Trump presidency. On the 63rd birthday of Russian President Vladimir Putin, we’ve assembled a list of the ten books that provide the greatest insights into his thoughts, ideas, and worldview. This book, which contains frank conversations with journalists at a time when Putin’s political career was still on the rise, is probably the most extraordinary book about Russia's president. Many books written about the history of Russia at the time of the 1917 revolution tend to highlight the role of Tsar Nicholas in creating conditions that led to the revolution and on the role of Lenin in it. Like his cartoon analogue, Mr. Putin, with the assistance of his press secretary, Dmitry Peskov (mustachioed but without the fez), 3. Who is the real Vladimir Putin? The numerous conversations reprinted in this book – about parents and children, youth, work and personal life, on friendship and betrayal – gives the reader an opportunity to look at Putin as an ordinary person, with personal weaknesses and interests. Whereas in actual fact, the essence of Putin’s activities is in striving to make Russia a strong and independent country, to achieve its “rebirth.”, 10. Although the hallucinogenic quality of some of the writing won’t be to everyone’s taste, Babylon captures the disorientation of a society cut free from its moorings in which old certainties have been replaced by naked opportunism and aggression. Your next choice in your list of books about Putin and his rule in Russia is about the auto industry. "Putin’s Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia?" Chadayev is a young and energetic politician, who has been a member of the opposition and has worked in the ruling political party as well. FREE Shipping on orders over $25.00. 356 pp. We Shall Be Masters: Russia’s Pivots to East Asia from Peter the Great to Putin … 7. Vladimir Putin New Book on Vladimir Putin Claims Russian President Flees From People 5. The Man without a Face by Masha GessenOne of many books tracing the rise and crimes of Putin, Gessen’s appeals for the interweaving of her personal story with Putin’s progressive domination of Russian society. by Karen Dawisha. But to see Russia through that prism was to miss the short-term ambitions of Putin’s security men. "Sex, Politics, and Putin: Political Legitimacy in Russia" by … 8. A corrupt pseudo-democracy run for personal enrichment by its leader and his cronies? by Edward Lucas. Inevitably, the selection is idiosyncratic. One Soldier’s War in Chechnya by Arkady Babchenko, Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible by Peter Pomerantsev, The Dictator’s Handbook by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith, It is available from the Guardian bookshop for £10.39, including free UK p&p. The emptiness at his core is so profound that it can’t even see itself. Vladimir Putin in one of the interviews named Leo Tolstoy among one of his two favorite authors and included "Anna Karenina" in his book recommendation list. Become a subscriber to Russia Direct The Senility of Vladimir P by Michael Honig review – a topical tale of corruption. (2014, Vremya). $28. More humanly centered than his other well-known work, War and Peace, Tolstoy makes it clear that life is far too complicated for easy handouts of mercy or judgment. The reader should not be misled by what appears to be such a frivolous study of the Russian leader. By Joshua Yaffa. Politics books; Vladimir Putin; I n Tintin in the Land of the ... Anthony Quinn's London, Burning summons the spirit of the 1970s – plus the best novels of 2021. It’s really about the labour movement, the workers’ movement – specifically the autoworkers in Russia – though it includes some research from Ukraine and Belarus. Anastasia Borik is a Ph.D. student at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University). He has taken great pains in working on this text “to help the reader get a better grasp of the logic behind the activity and inactivity of the Russian authorities during the Putin Era.”, 9. The picture that emerges is of a society pervaded by corruption and instability, and divided between the urban elites of Moscow and St Petersburg and grim reality in the provinces. A patchwork tapestry that leaves you shaking your head in disbelief. Harding’s experiences at the hands of the Russian security services give a glimpse of the world in which the opponents of the Putin regime struggle to survive. ", the culture and mentality of the Russian people. Sold by great DNA science and ships from Amazon Fulfillment. Page 443-44 (my book) The West had always viewed Russia’s economy as a resource-based basket case, incapable of the productivity gains of the West. Dawisha, in analyzing Putin’s path to the presidency, has come to a disappointing conclusion: The nature of the Russian leader’s power lies in its greed and uncontrolled tendency to steal resources from his own people. This book will complicate what you think you know about how Putin's Russia works, and that's a very good thing. The author believes that Putin has surrounded himself with colleagues of the same ilk – kleptomaniacs - who are gradually destroying Russia. Sign up and get the best Russia Direct content directly to your inbox. A must-read for anyone asking if the Putin regime is really as corrupt as people say and who wants to see the balance of evidence for themselves. 2. A new book released in late September by New York Times journalist Steven Lee Myers, who worked for many years in Russia and observed the formation of Putin’s regime first-hand, attracts attention, at the very least due to its provocative title. (2014, Oxford University Press). I, Putin by Jennifer Ciotta The Plot to Hack America: How Putin's Cyberspies and WikiLeaks Tried to Steal the 2016 Election is a non-fiction book by Malcolm Nance about what the author describes as Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.It was published in paperback, audiobook, and e-book formats in 2016 by Skyhorse Publishing.A second edition was also published the same year, and a third edition in 2017. 3. recommended by Edward Lucas. "—Joshua Yaffa, author of Between Two Fires: Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin… Mikhail Zygar’s book is different: he tells stories of various influential people of the time and the parts they played in the revolution. Mr. Roxburgh did not create a biography about Putin, but attempts to put a spotlight on his activities in domestic and foreign policy, to explain his motives and decisions since Russia-West relations are directly dependent on perceptions of the Russian leader. The book goes a long way to explaining how a man like Putin came to power at a unique moment in Russian history – and why the only way he’ll be got rid of in the foreseeable future is if the Russian security establishment loses faith in his ability to feed their insatiable greed for graft. The idea behind Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin is enticing. (2008, Eksmo). (2015, Knopf). She has both journalist and diplomatic experience having worked as a Xinhua News Agency reporter (Moscow Bureau) and as a personal assistant of the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Colombia. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ADVERTISEMENT. AUTHORS. one Muscovite playfully mused on Twitter. 109. 4. Her account of the brief flowering of hope after the disputed parliamentary elections of December 2011 – followed by the inevitable crackdown – is particularly poignant. In addition to Myers’s comprehensive book, I’d recommend “Mr. 7. "Vladimir Putin: Renaissance Man" by Kenneth Goddard. Furthermore, the author attempts to explain what really motivates Putin, which benchmarks he attaches the most importance to when making decisions, and how he sees the world. In other words, he wanted to present himself like this. "Putin: His ideology" by Alexei Chadayev. Yes. By Thomas E. Ricks Judah seeks to set the country that he finds on his journeys against the stated intentions of Putin at the time of his rise to power and the propaganda of the Putin regime in the years that have followed. This blood-spattered novel of brutality and decadence pushes political satire to its limits but is a sharp reflection on the corruption and authoritarianism of Putin’s Russia. I used fiction to depict the catastrophe that the president has inflicted on Russia, but these terrifying stories about him include much nonfiction, Last modified on Thu 22 Feb 2018 14.22 GMT. Photo: Reuters. (2015, Stock & Brick), This book is yet one more attempt by a Western author to solve the mystery that surrounds the persona of Vladimir Putin. Only 1 left in stock - order soon. In actual fact, Sperling, for whom this is not the first work on gender and sexual topics in Russia, analyzes the image of a “macho man” that is constantly being formed around the Russian leader. Putin's 100-book proposal, meanwhile, has sparked some lively comments in cyberspace. 6. Russia’s Crony Capitalism: The Path from Market Economy to Kleptocracy, by Anders Aslund, Yale, RRP£25, 325 pages. A wall clock in a hotel room in Kazan, Russia, with a picture of President Vladimir Putin, "First Person: An Astonishingly Frank Self-Portrait by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin,", "The Strongman: Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia", "The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin", "Sex, Politics, and Putin: Political Legitimacy in Russia", "Has Putin the pragmatist turned into Putin the ideologue? Day of the Oprichnik by Vladimir SorokinSorokin’s dystopian satire is set in the Russia of 2028, which is now ruled by a tsar. Dawisha, Karen; Putin’s Kleptocracy (2x) Glasser, Susan and Baker, Peter; Kremlin Rising (2x) Hill, Fiona and Gaddy, Clifford; Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin (2x) Lucas, Edward; The New Cold War (2x) Ostrovsky, Arkady; The Invention of Russia (2x) Pomerantsev, Peter; Nothing is True and Everything is Possible (2x) Putin, Vladimir; First Person (3x) Oct. 7 marks the 63rd birthday of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and to mark that occasion, we have selected the top ten books that best reveal his persona. "The Putin Mystique" by Anna Arutunyan. In Memory of Memory by Maria Stepanova. ... he mentions a list of the 100 best Russian books of the 21st century, compiled by the Moscow literary journal Polka. He soon became the subject of a campaign of harassment and intimidation by the FSB – the successor organisation to the KGB – culminating in his deportation from the country. . In Putin's People, Belton, a former FT Moscow correspondent, leaves no stone unturned in her exposition of how the Russian president and his "people" dominate the largest country on Earth and how they have come to do so . Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible by Peter PomerantsevPomerantsev relocated from London to Moscow to work in television and ended up writing an account of the characters he met during his years in the Russian capital. Reality becomes thinner and finally seems to tear away altogether. One Soldier’s War in Chechnya by Arkady BabchenkoIf a measure of a society is the way it treats its children, then it is also, at least in part, the way it treats its soldiers. You understand that this isn’t incidental, but utterly integral to his personality, only when you realise that this book was commissioned and released to help Putin become known when he was first running for president. in one easy step and get: Please, share your thoughts or questions with us in the field below, We meet the provincial girls, or “cattle”, looking for their sugar daddy (or “Forbes”); the entrepreneur who found her business confiscated and herself in jail because she happened to be on the wrong side of an intra-Kremlin dispute; a gangster turned novelist; the super-rich on planes out of Putin’s Russia to London – and many others in between. The Russia of President Vladimir Putin is both wearyingly familiar and appallingly unique. There are numerous factual books exploring the impact of Putin’s rise and rule over Russia. 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