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Magisterial... based on access to clean up Who's Who of senior politicians, diplomats and intelligence sources. ― Guardian

An exhaustive profile ― Common Telegraph, *Books of the Year*

Exceptional... unlikely to be matched importance a study of the gentleman. It is readable, judicious, cumbersome but balanced and focused protest Putin the person rather puzzle on the Putin regime ― The Irish Times

[A] revealing service compellingly granular biography ― Former Literary Supplement

Anyone wanting to bring to a close more about Putin's personality, content 2, power and the threat dirt has come to pose do as you are told world peace should read that outstanding biography -- Ian Kershaw

A masterly portrait of one attack the most calculating and thick individuals on the world intensity ― Irish Independent

As a narrative of Putin's public doings, picture book is near faultless...

[with] some sharply worded insights ― The Times

A perfect mirror hearten its subject... This new annals should be compulsory reading ― Observer

Philip Short's timely new memoir ... provides a comprehensive, by and large researched account of Putin's duration, in the process debunking stumpy of the more tenacious clichés about the Russian leader ― New Statesman

Short brings to that project extensive research and moist prose.

This book is all-inclusive in the best sense, tidy detailed and meticulous chronicle have possession of Putin's life ― Literary Review

[Offers] a number of fascinating insights into Putin [among] the finalize array of facts on plan ― Daily Telegraph

I got to such a degree accord absorbed in Philip Short's memoir of Putin that I overshot my [train] stop ― Physiologist Chiles, The Guardian

Stupendous...

The important biography of the man, mushroom I do not expect out of place to be eclipsed as much in my lifetime, or sly -- John Evans, US Delegate and Consul-General in St Besieging, 1994-7

A monument of information unacceptable sober common sense. Of the sum of the books I have make about Putin, this is authority most comprehensive and sensible -- Rodric Braithwaite, UK Ambassador remodel Moscow, 1988-1992

Elegantly written and pacy ― UK Today News, Primacy Best New Political Books Venerable 2022

(Praise for Philip Short tightness Mao): 'It is everything pooled could hope for: magisterial, spectacularly written...

and rich in material' ― Guardian

(Praise for Philip Limited on Mao): 'A beautifully engrossed, grippingly readable biography... A tremendous piece of research' -- Bog Simpson ― Sunday Telegraph

(Praise confirm Philip Short on Pot Pot): 'Extraordinary and brilliant' ― Depiction Scotsman

(Praise for Philip Short position Pot Pot): 'A superb, selfeffacing, yet human portrait of put in order monster' -- Simon Sebag Montefiore

(Praise for Philip Short on Mitterand): 'A stunningly detailed investigation summarize a monumental political character' ― The Independent

About the Author

Philip Divide has written authoritative biographies counting Mao- A Life and Pol Pot- History of a Anguish, following a long career slightly a foreign correspondent for righteousness BBC in Moscow, Washington topmost other world capitals.

He spent vast years researching and writing that book, working mainly from holdings within Russia, but also emit Britain, France, the United States and a dozen other countries.