{"product_id":"9781471130649-the-new-tsar","title":"The New Tsar","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin\u003cbr\u003eAn epic tale of the path to power of Vladimir Putin, emerging from obscurity to become one of the world's most conflicted and important leaders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe epic tale of Vladimir Putin's path to power, as he emerged from obscurity to become one of the world's most important and dangerous leaders.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormer \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Moscow Bureau Chief Steven Lee Myers has followed Putin since well before the recent events in the \u003cb\u003eUkraine\u003c\/b\u003e, and gives us \u003cb\u003ethe fullest and most engaging account available of his rise to power\u003c\/b\u003e. A gripping, page-turning narrative about Russian power and prestige, the book depicts a cool and calculating leader with enormous ambition and few scruples. As the world struggles to confront a newly assertive Russia, \u003cb\u003ethe importance of understanding Putin has never been greater\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVladimir Putin rose out of Soviet deprivation to the pinnacle of influence in the new Russian nation. He came to office in 2000 as a reformer, cutting taxes and expanding property rights, bringing a measure of order and eventually prosperity to millions whose only experience of democracy in the early years following the Soviet collapse was instability, poverty and criminality. On the other, Putin has ushered in a new authoritarianism - unyielding in its \u003cb\u003ebrutal repression\u003c\/b\u003e of dissent and newly assertive politically and militarily in regions like Crimea and the Middle East. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Tsar\u003c\/i\u003e is a staggering achievement, a deeply researched and essential biography of one of the most important and destabilising world leaders in recent history, a man whose merciless rule has become inextricably bound to Russia's foreseeable future. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944098246753,"sku":"9781471130649","price":9.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31852329.jpg?v=1734682070","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471130649-the-new-tsar","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}