Stuermer, Michael <br/><br/>
Putin and the rise of Russia/ 
Michael Stuermer. 
 - London:  Weidenfeld & Nicolson,  2008. 
 - xiii, 253 p.:  ill., maps;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-240) and index. 
<br/><br/>1. A moment of truth -- 2. On secret service -- 3. Meeting Mr. Putin -- 4. Putin's people -- 5. Russian breakdown -- 6. An army humbled -- 7. Crescent: rising over Kasan -- 8. Gazprom: the new currencies of power -- 9. Power and the people -- 10. The pleasures of doing business with Russia -- 11. In search of a foreign policy -- 12 Epilogue: the making of a president 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780297855095 (hbk.) 0297855093 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/> International & World Politics--Elections & Political Process--Russian & Former Soviet Union
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Russia (Federation)--Politics and Government<br/>Russia (Federation)--Social Conditions<br/>Russia (Federation)--Economic Conditions<br/>Russia (Federation)--Foreign Relations
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>947.086092  / STU/P