TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stuermer,Michael
TI  - Putin and the rise of Russia
SN  - 9780297855095 (hbk.)
U1  - 947.086092 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - London
PB  - Weidenfeld & Nicolson
KW  -  International & World Politics
KW  - Elections & Political Process
KW  - Russian & Former Soviet Union
KW  - Russia (Federation)
KW  - Politics and Government
KW  - Social Conditions
KW  - Economic Conditions
KW  - Foreign Relations
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-240) and index; 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
ER  -