{"product_id":"putin-9781627793667","title":"Putin","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first comprehensive  fully up-to-date biography of Vladimir Putin  woven into the tumultuous saga of Russia over the last sixty years  Vladimir Putin is the worlds most dangerous man. Alone among world leaders  he has the power to reduce the United States and Europe to ashes in a nuclear firestorm and has threatened to do so. He invades his neighbors  most recently Ukraine  meddles in western elections  and orders assassinations inside and outside Russia. His regime is autocratic and deeply corrupt. But that is only half the story.  Unflinching  hard-hitting  and objective  Philip Shorts biography gives us the whole tale  up to the present day. To the fullest extent anyone has yet been able  Short cracks open the strongmans thick carapace to reveal the man underneath those bare-chested horseback rides. In this deeply researched account  readers meet the Putin who slept in the same room as his parents until he was twenty-five years old  who backed out of his wedding right beforehand  and who learned English in order to be able to talk to George W. Bush.  Vladimir Putin is wreaking havoc in Europe  threatening global peace and stability and exposing his fellow citizens to devastating economic countermeasures. Yet puzzlingly many Russians continue to support him. This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the many facets of the man behind the mask that Putin wears on the world stage.  Drawing on almost two hundred interviews conducted over eight years in Russia  the United States  and Europe and on source material in more than a dozen languages  Putin will be the last word for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648121135157,"sku":"ByrdShop_1627793666","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781627793667.jpg?v=1781709894","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/putin-9781627793667","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}