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_bSTU/P
100 1 _aStuermer, Michael
245 1 0 _aPutin and the rise of Russia/
_cMichael Stuermer.
260 _aLondon:
_bWeidenfeld & Nicolson,
_c2008.
300 _axiii, 253 p.:
_bill., maps;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 235-240) and index.
505 _a1. A moment of truth -- 2. On secret service -- 3. Meeting Mr. Putin -- 4. Putin's people -- 5. Russian breakdown -- 6. An army humbled -- 7. Crescent: rising over Kasan -- 8. Gazprom: the new currencies of power -- 9. Power and the people -- 10. The pleasures of doing business with Russia -- 11. In search of a foreign policy -- 12 Epilogue: the making of a president
650 _a International & World Politics
_xElections & Political Process
_zRussian & Former Soviet Union
651 0 _aRussia (Federation)
_xPolitics and Government
651 0 _aRussia (Federation)
_xSocial Conditions
651 0 _aRussia (Federation)
_xEconomic Conditions
651 0 _aRussia (Federation)
_xForeign Relations
942 _cWB16