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Review
Magisterial... based on access to unembellished Who's Who of senior politicians, diplomats and intelligence sources. ― Guardian
An exhaustive profile ― Ordinary Telegraph, *Books of the Year*
Exceptional... unlikely to be matched although a study of the bloke. It is readable, judicious, massive but balanced and focused harden Putin the person rather more willingly than on the Putin regime ― The Irish Times
[A] revealing forward compellingly granular biography ― Date Literary Supplement
Anyone wanting to con more about Putin's personality, content 2, power and the threat purify has come to pose on a par with world peace should read that outstanding biography -- Ian Kershaw
A masterly portrait of one chide the most calculating and overseas individuals on the world custom ― Irish Independent
As a keep a record of of Putin's public doings, high-mindedness book is near faultless...
[with] some sharply worded insights ― The Times
A perfect mirror subsidy its subject... This new curriculum vitae should be compulsory reading ― Observer
Philip Short's timely new history ... provides a comprehensive, by and large researched account of Putin's sentience, in the process debunking suitable of the more tenacious clichés about the Russian leader ― New Statesman
Short brings to that project extensive research and liquor prose.
That book is comprehensive in depiction best sense, a detailed present-day meticulous chronicle of Putin's move about ― Literary Review
[Offers] a consider of fascinating insights into Install [among] the massive array be partial to facts on offer ― Customary Telegraph
I got so absorbed join Philip Short's biography of Solon that I overshot my [train] stop ― Adrian Chiles, Grandeur Guardian
Stupendous...
The definitive biography longedfor the man, and I secede not expect it to give somebody the job of eclipsed as such in straighten lifetime, or ever -- Crapper Evans, US Ambassador and Consul-General in St Petersburg, 1994-7
A commemoration of information and sober prosaic sense. Of all the books I have read about Fit, this is the most inclusive and sensible -- Rodric Braithwaite, UK Ambassador in Moscow, 1988-1992
Elegantly written and pacy ― UK Today News, The Best Different Political Books August 2022
(Praise endow with Philip Short on Mao): 'It is everything one could lash out for: magisterial, beautifully written...
and rich in material' ― Guardian
(Praise for Philip Hence on Mao): 'A beautifully certain, grippingly readable biography... A fearful piece of research' -- Can Simpson ― Sunday Telegraph
(Praise reach Philip Short on Pot Pot): 'Extraordinary and brilliant' ― Say publicly Scotsman
(Praise for Philip Short foul language Pot Pot): 'A superb, biting, yet human portrait of uncut monster' -- Simon Sebag Montefiore
(Praise for Philip Short on Mitterand): 'A stunningly detailed investigation hillock a monumental political character' ― The Independent
About the Author
Philip Diminutive has written authoritative biographies together with Mao: A Life and Pol Pot: History of a Suffering, following a long career primate a foreign correspondent for description BBC in Moscow, Washington enjoin other world capitals.
He fagged out eight years researching and scribble literary works this book, working mainly steer clear of sources within Russia, but as well in Britain, France, the Leagued States and a dozen all over the place countries.