{"product_id":"being-putin-anders-franberg-9789185653966","title":"Being Putin","description":"Putin is now considered by Forbes as the world's greatest politician. Who really is Vladimir Putin, Russia's president or prime minister in alternating rounds? How was it possible for a KGB employee in eastern Germany to create a career that paved the way right up to the Russian Federation's highest service positions? The Russian-born author and military historian Vera Efron has now lifted a large number of stones and can show how a determined and ruthlessly career hungry power man can reach the very top. She portrays how Putin has cleverly been able to exploit political conditions, creating a network of contacts in the civil and military administration but also how the rivals for power have been eliminated, imprisoned, forced to exile or just silenced. A picture emerges of Putin as a kind of renaissance prince in a modern style for which not even war is a barrier to achieve his goals. And the goal is to be part of history as a powerful president of the world's most powerful country. For all who want to understand today's Russia in general and Putin in particular, this book is a must.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anders Franberg, Vera Efron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9185653969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789185653966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Efron \u0026amp; Dotter AB\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.43d","brand":"Anders Franberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983519842559,"sku":"9789185653966","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6000fa57-5f4e-4a65-93a6-64a7b87c892c.jpg?v=1683267134","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/being-putin-anders-franberg-9789185653966","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}