{"product_id":"all-the-kremlins-men-inside-the-court-of-vladimir-putin-9781568588179","title":"All the Kremlin's Men: Inside the Court of Vladimir Putin","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinary behind-the-scenes portrait of the court of Vladimir Putin, the oligarchs that surround it, and the many moods of modern Russia that reads like a \"real \u003ci\u003eHouse of Cards\u003c\/i\u003e\"(Lev Lurie).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eAll the Kremlin's Men\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping narrative of an accidental king and a court out of control. Based on an unprecedented series of interviews with Vladimir Putin's inner circle, this book presents a radically different view of power and politics in Russia. The image of Putin as a strongman is dissolved. In its place is a weary figurehead buffeted -- if not controlled -- by the men who at once advise and deceive him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The regional governors and bureaucratic leaders are immovable objects, far more powerful in their fiefdoms than the president himself. So are the gatekeepers-those officials who guard the pathways to power-on whom Putin depends as much as they rely on him. The tenuous edifice is filled with all of the intrigue and plotting of a Medici court, as enemies of the state are invented and wars begun to justify personal gains, internal rivalries, or one faction's biased advantage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A bestseller in Russia, \u003ci\u003eAll the Kremlin's Men\u003c\/i\u003e is a shocking revisionist portrait of the Putin era and a dazzling reconstruction of the machinations of courtiers running riot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781568588179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.10d","brand":"Mikhail Zygar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36660026638492,"sku":"9781568588179","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_481addc9-f25e-47b7-87bc-823dd3dccdb9.jpg?v=1603895983","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/all-the-kremlins-men-inside-the-court-of-vladimir-putin-9781568588179","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}