Angus Roxburgh

Russia under Vladimir Putin has proved a prickly partnerfor the West, a far cry from the democratic ally many hoped for when the Soviet Union collapsed. Abroad, he has used Russia's energy might 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. Former BBC correspondent Angus Roxburgh charts the dramatic fight for Russia'sfuture under Vladimir Putin - how the former KGB man changed from reformer to autocrat, how he sought the West's respect but earned its fear, how he cracked down on his rivals at home and burnished a flamboyant personality cult, one day saving snow leopards or horse-back riding bare chested, the net tongue-lashing Western audiences. Drawing on dozens of exclusive interviews in Russia, where he worked for a time as a Kemlin insider advising Putin on press relations, as well as in the US and Europe, Roxburgh also argues that the West threw away chances to bring Russia in from the cold, by failing to understand its fears and aspirations following the collapse of communism.

Angus Roxburgh studoval ruštinu a němčinu na univerzitách v Aberdeenu a v Curychu. Byl zpravodajem Sunday Times v Moskvě) zpravodajem BBC v Moskvě a evropským zpravodajem BBC. V letech 2006 až 2009 pracoval jako mediální konzultant Kremlu, nyní je na volné noze jakožto nezávislý spisovatel a publicista. Je autorem uznávaného díla The Strongman: Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia, a byl konzultantem oceňovaných dokumentů BBC The Second Russian Revolution a Putin, Russia and the West.

Vladimir Putin has turned Russia from fledgling democracy into a police state, and in 2020 a constitutional change gave him the means to stay in power until 2036. In this acclaimed political biography, former BBC Moscow correspondent Angus Roxburgh charts the dramatic fight for Russia's future under Putin. Roxburgh shows how the former KGB man evolved from reformer to autocrat, how he sought the West's respect but earned its fear and contempt. Drawing on dozens of exclusive interviews in Russia, where he worked for a time as a Kremlin insider advising Putin on press relations, as well as in the US and Europe, Roxburgh also argues that the West threw away chances to bring Russia in from the cold, by failing to understand its fears and aspirations following the collapse of communism. This updated edition includes new chapters on Putin and Donald Trump, on Russia's wars in Ukraine and Syria, and on Putin's ruthless attempt to rout all political opposition.

Angus Roxburgh studoval ruštinu a němčinu na univerzitách v Aberdeenu a v Curychu. Byl zpravodajem Sunday Times v Moskvě) zpravodajem BBC v Moskvě a evropským zpravodajem BBC. V letech 2006 až 2009 pracoval jako mediální konzultant Kremlu, nyní je na volné noze jakožto nezávislý spisovatel a publicista. Je autorem uznávaného díla The Strongman: Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia, a byl konzultantem oceňovaných dokumentů BBC The Second Russian Revolution a Putin, Russia and theWest.