Roxburgh, Angus. <br/><br/>
The strongman :  Vladimir Putin and the struggle for Russia / 
 Vladimir Putin and the struggle for Russia 
Angus Roxburgh. 
 - London :  New York :  I.B. Tauris ;  Distributed in United States and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan,  2012. 
 - xiv, 338 p., [16] p. of plates :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-332) and index. 
<br/><br/>The secret policeman's ball -- Courting the West -- The battle for economic reform -- The darker side -- New Europe, old Europe -- Putin Mark II -- Enemies everywhere -- A new Cold War -- Media, missiles, Medvedev -- The descent into war -- Resetting relations with the West -- The strongman and his friends -- Tandemology. 
<br/><br/> Russia under Vladimir Putin has proved a prickly partner for the West, a far cry from the democratic ally many hoped for when the Soviet Union collapsed. Abroad, Putin has used Russia's energy strength as a foreign policy weapon, while at home he has cracked down on opponents, adamant that only he has the right vision for his country's future. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781780760162 1780760167 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012371120 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015830738  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952- 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Presidentes--Rusia (Federación)--Biografías.<br/>Presidents--Russia (Federation)--Biography.<br/>20150300
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Rusia--Política y gobierno--1991-<br/>Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--1991-
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>338 DK 510.766  / P988R 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>947.086