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In a deep resonant voice Jonathan Keeble gives a splendid narration of this long and wellresearched biography of Vladimir Putin AudioFile Magazine

This program is read by awardwinning actor Jonathan Keeble

The first comprehensive fully uptodate biography of Vladimir Putin woven into the tumultuous saga of Russia over the last sixty years

Vladimir Putin is the worlds most dangerous man Alone among world leaders he has the power to reduce the United States and Europe to ashes in a nuclear firestorm and has threatened to do so He invades his neighbors most recently Ukraine meddles in western elections and orders assassinations inside and outside Russia His regime is autocratic and deeply corrupt But that is only half the story

Unflinching hardhitting and objective Philip Shorts biography gives us the whole tale up to the present day To the fullest extent anyone has yet been able Short cracks open the strongmans thick carapace to reveal the man underneath those barechested horseback rides In this deeply researched account listeners meet the Putin who slept in the same room as his parents until he was twentyfive years old who backed out of his wedding right beforehand and who learned English in order to be able to talk to George W Bush

Vladimir Putin is wreaking havoc in Europe threatening global peace and stability and exposing his fellow citizens to devastating economic countermeasures Yet puzzlingly many Russians continue to support him This audiobook is essential listening for anyone who wants to understand the many facets of the man behind the mask that Putin wears on the world stage

Putin will be the last word for years to come

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company