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at 500 pages and from someone who has made a career of being a Putin's detractor... I am going to pass, there is way too much propaganda rebuilding the Cold War, as you would expect a failing Power like the US to do..... let me know how she rates Boris Yeltsin, who bombed Parliament when they refused to advances his policies?

Andrew Cooper She didn't dawdle too much on Yeltsin, but provided Nemtsov as a foil to Putin quite well. at 300 pages in, it seems more framed as a democratization …moreShe didn't dawdle too much on Yeltsin, but provided Nemtsov as a foil to Putin quite well. at 300 pages in, it seems more framed as a democratization that is now sliding backwards. Gessen also uses many characters aside from VP to show this slide into authoritative conservatism.(less)

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