Synopsis
In Kremlin Winter, Robert Service, acclaimed biographer of Lenin, Stalin and Trotsky and one of the finest historians of modern Russia, brings his deep understanding of that country to bear on the man who leads it.
'One of our most accomplished, erudite and prolific historians of modern Russia' – Rodric Braithwaite, New Statesman
Vladimir Putin has dominated Russian politics since Boris...
Details
20 August 2020432 pages
9781509883059Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Substantial, well-documented . . . One of our most accomplished, erudite and prolific historians of modern RussiaRodric Braithwaite, New Statesman
A masterful portrait of Putin and RussiaJack Coleman, The Daily Telegraph
[A] Nuanced account of Putin in powerVictor Sebestyen, Financial Times
Robert Service, our pre-eminent Kremlinologist, does not offer a lot of new gossip about Putin. He does not believe in demonising the Russian leader. Rather, in a piece of superb analysis, he sets out how Putin the man was swallowed up by the machine he createdThe Times
