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«Who is Mr Putin» The true biography of the owner of the Kremlin 02
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Biography - Vladimir Putin
$24.95 Portrait of the Russian president who was reelected by an overwhelming majority in 2004, but who has been criticized for stifling democratic reforms. Vladimir Putin, who earned a black belt in judo, spent years working as a spy for the feared KGB during the Communist era. After becoming head of the intelligence agency that replaced the KGB once the Soviet Union collapsed, Putin rose to the preside... |
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Vladimir Putin A&E Biography
Documentary on Putins life and rise to power... |
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The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin
$11.38 The Man Without a Face is the chilling account of how a low- level, small-minded KGB operative ascended to the Russian presidency and, in an astonishingly short time, destroyed years of progress and made his country once more a threat to her own people and to the world.Handpicked as a successor by the "family" surrounding an ailing and increasingly unpopular Boris Yeltsin, Vladimir Putin seemed li... |
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I, Putin
Gosha Golubev is the personal aide of President Vladimir Putin, who has been in power for twelve years in the Russian Federation. As Putin is re-elected for his third term as president, Gosha struggles with his role as boss' shadow. He has watched Putin evolve into the cold, stoic figure he is in 2012. But Gosha remembers the first few months of his first presidency, where an event shook Putin to ... |
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The Strongman: Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia
$10.55 Russia under Vladimir Putin has proved a prickly partner for the West, a far cry from the democratic ally many hoped for when the Soviet Union collapsed. Abroad, Putin has used Russia’s energy strength as a foreign policy weapon, while at home he has cracked down on opponents, adamant that only he has the right vision for his country’s future. Former BBC Moscow correspondent Angus Roxburgh cha... |
