TY  - BOOK
AU  - Roxburgh,Angus
TI  - The strongman: Vladimir Putin and the struggle for Russia 
SN  - 9781780760162
AV  - 338 DK 510.766 P988R 2012
U1  - 947.086 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - I.B. Tauris, Distributed in United States and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich,
KW  - Presidentes
KW  - Rusia (Federación)
KW  - Biografías
KW  - Presidents
KW  - Russia (Federation)
KW  - Biography
KW  - 20150300
KW  - Rusia
KW  - Política y gobierno
KW  - 1991-
KW  - Politics and government
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-332) and index; 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
N2  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1214/2012371120-b.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1214/2012371120-d.html
ER  -