the great strength of Myers's book is the way it shows how chance events and Putin's own degeneration gradually cleared the path to the Ukraine crisis.
What is most striking, given the aura of steely consistency that Putin cultivates, is how he has changed over the years.
from one of the world's most secretive leaders. Judicious and comprehensive, it pulls back the veil. 'Steven Lee Myers's The New Tsar is not the first biography of Putin, but it is the strongest to date. 'Myers has the accuracy and readable style of the best New York Times journalists' - Donald Rayfield, Literary Review 'Myers casts valuable light on the nexus of financial dealings involving Putin's St Petersburg cronies' - John Kampfner, Observer
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd ISBN: 9781471130649 Number of pages: 592 Weight: 416 g Dimensions: 198 x 130 mm MEDIA REVIEWS The New Tsar is a staggering achievement, a deeply researched and essential biography of one of the most important and destabilising world leaders in recent history, a man whose merciless rule has become inextricably bound to Russia's foreseeable future. On the other, Putin has ushered in a new authoritarianism - unyielding in its brutal repression of dissent and newly assertive politically and militarily in regions like Crimea and the Middle East. He came to office in 2000 as a reformer, cutting taxes and expanding property rights, bringing a measure of order and eventually prosperity to millions whose only experience of democracy in the early years following the Soviet collapse was instability, poverty and criminality. Vladimir Putin rose out of Soviet deprivation to the pinnacle of influence in the new Russian nation. As the world struggles to confront a newly assertive Russia, the importance of understanding Putin has never been greater. A gripping, page-turning narrative about Russian power and prestige, the book depicts a cool and calculating leader with enormous ambition and few scruples. The epic tale of Vladimir Putin's path to power, as he emerged from obscurity to become one of the world's most important and dangerous leaders.įormer New York Times Moscow Bureau Chief Steven Lee Myers has followed Putin since well before the recent events in the Ukraine, and gives us the fullest and most engaging account available of his rise to power.
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