The New Tsar: The Rise And Reign Of Vladimir Putin

"If you are perplexed and intrigued by the enigmatic Vladimir Putin, you’ll want to read this biography. Steven Lee Myers goes behind and beyond the stereotypes of a workaholic leader driven by the humiliation and chaos of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Reserved and suspicious by nature, Putin is determined to project Russia as a great power and to unify the country with him at its center. His motivations — for everything from hosting the Olympics to getting involved in Ukraine and Syria — are a lot clearer thanks to Myers’ detailed reporting."