{"product_id":"putins-labyrinth-steve-levine-9780812978414","title":"Putin's Labyrinth: Spies, Murder, and the Dark Heart of the New Russia","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A riveting look at today's Russia under the leadership of Vladimir Putin.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Kingston Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePutin's Labyrinth, \u003c\/i\u003e acclaimed journalist Steve LeVine, who lived in\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eand reported from the former Soviet Union for more than a decade, provides a gripping account of modern Russia. In a penetrating narrative that recounts the lives and deaths of six Russians, LeVine portrays the growth of a \"culture of death\"--from targeted assassinations of the state's enemies to the Kremlin's indifference when innocent hostages are slaughtered. Interviews with eyewitnesses\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eand the families and friends of these victims reveal how Russians manage to negotiate their way around the ever-present danger of violence and the emotional toll that this lethal maze is exacting on ordinary people. The result is a fresh way of assessing the forces that are driving this major new confrontation with the West.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Levine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0812978412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812978414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.28w x 0.52d","brand":"Steve Levine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947286823167,"sku":"9780812978414","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7cd4f868-4eb0-4689-878e-1004aeeccfae.jpg?v=1681517818","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/putins-labyrinth-steve-levine-9780812978414","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}