{"product_id":"9781509883059","title":"Kremlin Winter : Russia and the Second Coming of Vladimir Putin","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Service, Robert, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 20\/08\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 400 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Picador,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Pan Macmillan\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Political leaders \u0026amp; leadership, Russia\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781509883059\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"strike\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eVladimir Putin has dominated Russian politics since Boris Yeltsin relinquished the presidency in his favour in May 2000. He served two terms as president, before himself relinquishing the post to his prime minister, Dimitri Medvedev, only to return to presidential power for a third time in 2012.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003ePutin's rule, whether as president or prime minister, has been marked by a steady increase in domestic repression and international assertiveness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite this, there have been signs of liberal growth and Putin - and Russia - now faces a far from certain future.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eIn Kremlin Winter, Robert Service, acclaimed biographer of Lenin, Stalin and Trotsky and one of our finest historians of modern Russia, brings his deep understanding of that country to bear on the man who leads it. He reveals a premier who cannot take his supremacy for granted, yet is determined to impose his will not only on his closest associates but on society at large.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a riveting insight into power politics as Russia faces a blizzard of difficulties both at home and abroad.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35616044449945,"sku":"9781509883059","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781509883059_de98e77f-e851-4dc2-a534-ad1cc753a3c7.jpg?v=1601397891","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781509883059","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}