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First Person
An Astonishingly Frank Self-Portrait by Russia's President Vladimir Putin
by Catherine A. Fitzpatrick ; Vladimir Putin ; Nataliia Gevorkian ; Natalia Timakova ; A. V. Kolesnikov
ISBN: 1586480189
ISBN-13: 9781586480189
Format: Paperback
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Summary
Based on interviews with the Russian President, this biography of Valery Putin written by Russian journalists, profiles his early life, his career as a K.G.B. agent, and his role as a hard-line leader who witnessed the fall of the Soviet Union-and who is seen by many as the hope for restoring his nation to world prominence.
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"[T]he book is part spin and part journalistic interrogation, and it is most revealing." -- Stephen Kotkin
-- New Republic
"Contrary to the Western view of Putin as a sophisticated thinker, the book portrays a man who reasons in simplistic, black-and-white terms and doesn't grasp nuances or even understand the contradictions in what he says." -- Amy Knight
-- Times Literary Supplement
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Public Affairs
Published date: 2000
Size: 5.5 x 7.75 inches
Weight: 0.55 pounds
Pages: 206
Publisher's Notes
Reveals the childhood, education, and personal life of Russia's newest president through interviews with Vladimir Putin, his wife, staff, and friends.
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