The New Tsar
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Summary
An epic tale of Vladimir Putin's path to power， as he emerged from obscurity to become one of the world's most conflicted and important leaders。 Former New York TimesMoscow Bureau Chief Steven Lee Myers has followed Putin since well before the recent events in the Ukraine， and gives us the fullest and most engaging account available of his rise to power。 A gripping， page-turning narrative about Russian power and prestige， the book depicts a cool and calculating leader with enormous ambition and few scruples。 As the world struggles to confront a newly assertive Russia， the importance of understanding Putin has never been greater。 Vladimir Putin rose out of Soviet deprivation to the pinnacle of influence in the new Russian nation。 He came to office in 2000 as a reformer， cutting taxes and expanding property rights， bringing a measure of order and eventually prosperity to millions whose only experience of democracy in the early years following the Soviet collapse was instability， poverty and criminality。 But soon Putin orchestrated the preservation of a new kind of authoritarianism， consolidating power， reasserting his country's might， brutally crushing revolts and swiftly dispatching dissenters， even as he retained the support of many。
Reviews
Marcell Bülow
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The book was good in some places， but it was too large in scale to really be a compelling read。 While economics is surely important in understanding how crisis such as the one in Ukraine can develop， and also for understanding the state of Russia in the 1990’s after the collapse of the soviet union， it dwelled too much on macroeconomic analysis and too little on Putins personal life and the reason behind his decisions。 However， as an educational book it was really good。 For a more psychological The book was good in some places， but it was too large in scale to really be a compelling read。 While economics is surely important in understanding how crisis such as the one in Ukraine can develop， and also for understanding the state of Russia in the 1990’s after the collapse of the soviet union， it dwelled too much on macroeconomic analysis and too little on Putins personal life and the reason behind his decisions。 However， as an educational book it was really good。 For a more psychological analysis and a more personal portrait of both Putin as well as the new russia， the long hangover is the better book。 。。。more
Stephen
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An excellent and timely book given the current state of things with Russia （Feb 2022）。 Insightful about Putin。 The best parts to me were those regarding his foreign policy and evolving relationship with the western democracies in NATO， as well as NATO itself。 As we sit and watch， he is on the verge of gobbling up a portion of Ukraine and this book talks about Putin's Ukraine goals several times。 A must read for anyone wanting to find out a bit about one of the longest running world leaders and R An excellent and timely book given the current state of things with Russia （Feb 2022）。 Insightful about Putin。 The best parts to me were those regarding his foreign policy and evolving relationship with the western democracies in NATO， as well as NATO itself。 As we sit and watch， he is on the verge of gobbling up a portion of Ukraine and this book talks about Putin's Ukraine goals several times。 A must read for anyone wanting to find out a bit about one of the longest running world leaders and Russia in general。 。。。more
Juan Manuel Saraiva
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To my surprise reading this book was not the simple biography of Putin that I thought it would be， it was an interesting and fascinating travel through the political history of Russia since the disintegration of the USSR and the formation of Putin’s political ideology。 There is no Putin without Russia and there’s no Russia without Putin， there's an inextricable link。This book is especially relevant today in a world that is once again on the brink of a major conflict in Europe。 I'd highly recomme To my surprise reading this book was not the simple biography of Putin that I thought it would be， it was an interesting and fascinating travel through the political history of Russia since the disintegration of the USSR and the formation of Putin’s political ideology。 There is no Putin without Russia and there’s no Russia without Putin， there's an inextricable link。This book is especially relevant today in a world that is once again on the brink of a major conflict in Europe。 I'd highly recommend it。 。。。more
Roger
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While the writing itself is fairly mundane， the information contained within is very illuminating for those at all interested in the motives of the Russian state and its leader。 It’s funny how I often hear defenses of Russia and Putin from liberals and conservatives who project their own fantasies onto the nation; they simply weren’t paying attention。 This guy played everyone like a fiddle。
Maaike Blok
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Razend interessant boek。 Werpt meer licht op zowel het enigma Vladimir Poetin， als op de totstandkoming van het huidige Rusland。 De vertaling leek hier en daar wel wat te rammelen op taalkundig gebied。
Frans Van Der Zanden
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Ik zit te weinig in de Russische geschiedenis en politiek om dit uitgebreide boek boeiend te blijven vinden。 Door de vele namen raakte ik de weg een beetje kwijt。 Poetin heeft in elk geval een lange weg afgelegd en een forse verandering ondergaan， voordat hij de man werd die hij nu is。
Jorrit Hazeleger
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Een prijs voor beste cover。 Dat verdient dit boek。 Elke keer als ik het boek weglegde na een paar bladzijdes （en dat was vaak） voelde ik de strenge ogen van Poetin me aan staren。 Dus dat is alvast één ster voor de cover。 De tweede ster is voor het begin en het einde van het boek。 Dat las lekker weg。 Het grote middenstuk was voor mij eigenlijk net als de Sovjet-Unie: grijs en oninspirerend。
Marc Diepstraten
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It is a very interesting book and provides chronologically the rise of Putin。 The years before true power actually provide more insight into the mind of Putin then after。 There is a notable change in direction after the first four years， more brutal， more solitary more dictatorship。 Putin is a product of Russia of course with its history， it is hard for any outsider I think to truly understand what all lies at the heart of it all。 The people get the leader they deserve， and there is still at pre It is a very interesting book and provides chronologically the rise of Putin。 The years before true power actually provide more insight into the mind of Putin then after。 There is a notable change in direction after the first four years， more brutal， more solitary more dictatorship。 Putin is a product of Russia of course with its history， it is hard for any outsider I think to truly understand what all lies at the heart of it all。 The people get the leader they deserve， and there is still at present a minority in Russia who want to get rid of him。 The minority is growing however。 Still his methods of intimidation， abuse and worse are symptoms of somebody who is absolutely convinced that he only acts in Russia's best interests。 All conflicting opinions are shut down。 Due to the obvious omertà around Putin there is precious few opinion， or insight in the person Putin。 It is a rehash of all public information， chronologically put to paper， which is somewhat of a letdown。 The book was promoted as to be revealingly to the motives of his actions。 What is there is mostly conjecture to me， so it's left up to the reader to figure out。 Still it's crammed with fact and a lot has happened in the last 20 years。 。。。more
Icaro S。
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Nice summary of the political path of Vladimir Putin。 As I wondered， it turns out this is a great summary of Russia’s recent history with lots of corruption scandals， spy stories， murderers， and prosecution of political oppositions in Russia。 The minus is the lack of more reflections， feels often like a description of facts （lot of facts）。 Also， I missed more about what could happen next with a Russia without Putin。
Alberto
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Biografía de Putin con muchos detalles。 Aunque el libro es extenso se lee con facilidad
Marcel
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A story about a power hunger man。 Not sure if he really is a "bad' man。 Just one that lost sight of normal life and became more and more focussed on ways to keep control over everything。 Making sure nothing and nobody had any means to block him from reaching his plans。 Probably believes he did most things to improve the life of the proud people of -his- country。 With nobody telling him to reflect on his actions。 A story about a power hunger man。 Not sure if he really is a "bad' man。 Just one that lost sight of normal life and became more and more focussed on ways to keep control over everything。 Making sure nothing and nobody had any means to block him from reaching his plans。 Probably believes he did most things to improve the life of the proud people of -his- country。 With nobody telling him to reflect on his actions。 。。。more
Parker Mills
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I think I needed to know more about Russia from 1950 to Present before reading this book。 I struggled to keep up with a lot of the characters and events that were introduced， because I had no back story or familiarity with many of them。 If I read other books on the Soviet Union and particularly， the fall of the Soviet Union， I may revisit this one。 I think it will be more impactful then。
Peter Joosten
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Extensive biography of Putin's political life。 There are a lot of familiar incidences for me in the book， like the war in Chechnya， hostage situation in the theater， the Olympic Games in Sochi， Crimea， MH 17 and so on。 The most interesting part of the book， for me at least， was the beginning。 In the years before he became president， Putin was actually a discrete civil servant。 With his character of perseverance and imperturbability， he rose through the ranks quite quick （with some luck） Extensive biography of Putin's political life。 There are a lot of familiar incidences for me in the book， like the war in Chechnya， hostage situation in the theater， the Olympic Games in Sochi， Crimea， MH 17 and so on。 The most interesting part of the book， for me at least， was the beginning。 In the years before he became president， Putin was actually a discrete civil servant。 With his character of perseverance and imperturbability， he rose through the ranks quite quick （with some luck） 。。。more
Dave McCracken
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A biography （unauthorized） covering Vladimir Putin birth thru to 2016。 The author formerly the New York Time's Moscow Bureau Chief until 2007 is perfectly placed to have observed Putin closeup and realize the complexities for telling this story。 Steven Lee Meyers performs a balancing act with facts， speculation， and opinions relating to Putin's life， actions， words， vision， and impact as expressed by Putin himself whilst pointing out the viewpoints of his opposition and detractors simultaneously A biography （unauthorized） covering Vladimir Putin birth thru to 2016。 The author formerly the New York Time's Moscow Bureau Chief until 2007 is perfectly placed to have observed Putin closeup and realize the complexities for telling this story。 Steven Lee Meyers performs a balancing act with facts， speculation， and opinions relating to Putin's life， actions， words， vision， and impact as expressed by Putin himself whilst pointing out the viewpoints of his opposition and detractors simultaneously。 There is much to unpack with Putin， particularly after he left the KGB for politics。 His early life seemed a straightforward path of a career intelligence officer inside a huge bureaucracy。 As the Soviet Union collapsed under Gorbachev & Yeltsin， Putin found himself moving into higher circles of influence within the Kremlin and closer ties to those wielding power。 It's a story of a dutiful believer in Russia， who slowly synthesized into the corrupted sources of power， and finally became the source of the corruption himself。 It was a revelation to discover Putin did not claw his way to the top， he was handed power on a platter， each step of the way by leaders who valued his dedication and loyalty。This biographer excellently describes all the players， power brokers， issues of the day， oligarchies， of a complicated soup of deception， corruption， assassinations， super-power politics， and civil war。 I certainly gained a deeper level of understanding on the issues leading to wars in Chechnya， Georgia， Ukraine， and Syria。 Having read this biography I would venture to say， one can easily grasp why Putin acts and reacts to both domestic & international problems。 Not to say， that one would agree with how Putin deals with problems。 Rather a clear understanding of why he acts in counter-intuitive ways， and more importantly to see how he will react to future events。The book starts with Putin's parents' survival thru WW2 and ends with the shooting down of a Boeing 777 over Ukraine and before the 2016 US elections。 Highly recommend to the reader looking to understand Russia today， and how it arrived to its current position in the world order， thru the conduit of Putin， a master in the art of maintaining and perpetuating power in all its brutality。 。。。more
Jonathan Waite
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More like 3。5 stars but en engaging read nonetheless。 Crazy how some of Putin's mannerisms remind me of another former world leader。。。 More like 3。5 stars but en engaging read nonetheless。 Crazy how some of Putin's mannerisms remind me of another former world leader。。。 。。。more
Kyth Palma
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Informative and well-researched about the life of Vladimir Putin from his roots to his rise to power。 A great read for all who wants to know his story and his reign。
Matthew
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Well researched and covers up through Nemtsov's assassination in 2015。 Quite insightful and actually scary in presenting an individual that doesn't respond in traditional ways。 Well researched and covers up through Nemtsov's assassination in 2015。 Quite insightful and actually scary in presenting an individual that doesn't respond in traditional ways。 。。。more
Elena Jones
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Book follows Putin’s life， from his childhood fighting in a courtyard and being bullied until after the annexation of Crimea and the sanctions that followed。 Things to know about Putin:1。tHe likes to fight。 For the sake of just fighting。 He once almost sabotaged his KGB career because he got into a stupid fight with randoms in a subway in Moscow。 And his KGB career meant everything to him。 Speaking of， he wanted to be a spy since he was a child after watching a spy movie。 He went to the KGB offi Book follows Putin’s life， from his childhood fighting in a courtyard and being bullied until after the annexation of Crimea and the sanctions that followed。 Things to know about Putin:1。tHe likes to fight。 For the sake of just fighting。 He once almost sabotaged his KGB career because he got into a stupid fight with randoms in a subway in Moscow。 And his KGB career meant everything to him。 Speaking of， he wanted to be a spy since he was a child after watching a spy movie。 He went to the KGB office as a teenager， so he’s quite bold。 2。tHis first term as president， he seemed to be focused on rebuilding Russia’s international reputation and integrating into the global community。 However， after his second terms as President， he became increasingly isolationist。 His divorce from his wife， his loneliness， his paranoia， and his isolation of himself away from most people （only his closest advisers/friends） has fed into this。 The country is entirely Putin’s， and he makes policy based on his moods。3。tWhen he’s in trouble， he fans the flames of nationalism to draw away from his bad decisions or mistakes。 4。tHe only has people around him from his early life that he completely trusts。 It’s very tsarist。 5。tHe has blended Tsarist history and Soviet history into this new mythology and has projected that mythology as the New Russia。 。。。more
Joshua Duran
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Overdrive Audiobook
Rohan Traman
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Chronicles Putin's life from his days as a jr bureaucrat in the KGB and his rise through its ranks and eventual rise to the undisputed boss of the Russian Federation。 Cold， dark insight into a modern day tyrants soul Chronicles Putin's life from his days as a jr bureaucrat in the KGB and his rise through its ranks and eventual rise to the undisputed boss of the Russian Federation。 Cold， dark insight into a modern day tyrants soul 。。。more
Alicia Cervera
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Me pareció un libro que a nivel histórico es importante。Algunas partes son un tanto denso y me falto la última etapa hasta la actualidad。
Sharolyn Stauffer
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Thoroughly researched。 I learned so much about how a seemingly unremarkable person became one of the most powerful and brutal politicians in the world， along with insightful lessons about Russia in the last 30 years as well。 I wish the Russian people well。 They do not deserve the rampant corruption。 If you question what freedoms Russians have and what the government is like， mega-controlled by this one man， read this。 Myers did a massive amount of homework and documentation。
Mohamad Takdir
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Fantastic！ All the details and chronologies are told in an interesting manner。 It tells you the origin and making of a man now sitting in Kremlin as the puppet master。 This book told you who Putin was and what he is capable of。 Full with details， anyone curious about Russia's recent conditions must read this book。 Fantastic！ All the details and chronologies are told in an interesting manner。 It tells you the origin and making of a man now sitting in Kremlin as the puppet master。 This book told you who Putin was and what he is capable of。 Full with details， anyone curious about Russia's recent conditions must read this book。 。。。more
James Hurt
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3 1/2 ⭐️
Steven Meyers
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‘The New Tsar’ is a fine example of Lord Acton’s quote， “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely。” No one can say Vladimir Putin is a lazy oaf。 The dude’s certainly a workaholic。 ‘The New Tsar’ shows the evolution of the Russian president through his career。 This is no mean feat to accomplish when you consider Putin is a notoriously private taciturn person。 Mr。 Myers brings together a story of a man obsessed with helping to maintain order under whatever ideology is in fashi ‘The New Tsar’ is a fine example of Lord Acton’s quote， “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely。” No one can say Vladimir Putin is a lazy oaf。 The dude’s certainly a workaholic。 ‘The New Tsar’ shows the evolution of the Russian president through his career。 This is no mean feat to accomplish when you consider Putin is a notoriously private taciturn person。 Mr。 Myers brings together a story of a man obsessed with helping to maintain order under whatever ideology is in fashion at the time。 His hard-driving work ethic took precedent even over his family。 Initially， he was not a political animal and never had dreams of becoming president of Russia， but when he did get thrust into the position， boy oh boy， the paper pusher sure took to it with ruthless gusto。 The story is gripping from page one with an explanation of Putin’s father and mother surviving the Nazi’s assault on Leningrad。 His humble background and almost serendipitous ascension through the tumultuous years of the Soviet Union’s collapse and the chaos that ensued show a low-level administrator who always kept his eye on the tasks he was given。 His competency， loyalty， and lack of any political aspirations helped him to avoid the surfeit of political backstabbing， graft， and a target of the highly dysfunctional judicial system。 Mr。 Myers repeatedly shows that corruption and cronyism are baked into the bread of Russian politics。 Putin’s very blandness was a huge asset。 Political leaders viewed his competency and loyalty a unique quality not found in most self-serving Russian bureaucrats。 It helped him to leapfrog over many people who had years more experience than him in whatever department he was assigned。 Mercy， you have to be hard as nails and lucky to survive Russia’s toxic mixture of political assassinations， powerful oligarchs， and notoriously vicious organized crime groups。 Mr。 Myers also explains the evolution of the Soviet’s feared KGB， where Putin began his career， and how the large security force reoriented into the newly formed FSB。 The author shows how Putin consolidated power by cracking down on media outlets; revamping the military; faking democratic elections; possibly implementing or encouraging political assassinations or chucking critics into prison; and basically converting Russia back into an Orwellian landscape。 I didn’t realize until reading ‘The New Tsar’ how big the problem of terrorism plays in Russia and the high level of enmity that Putin has towards NATO。 Mr。 Myers states， “Step by step， Putin erased the legacy of his predecessor， as surely as Stalin had Lenin’s， as Khrushchev had Stalin’s， as Brezhnev had Khrushchev’s， and as Yeltsin had Gorbachev’s。” He surrounds himself with old loyal cronies and gives them immense power over various government departments despite their complete lack of experience in the respective fields。 Putin handles criticism about as well as Looney Tunes’ Tasmanian Devil。 In Mr。 Myers’s book， Ukraine plays a prominent role in the despot’s paranoia。 The book includes eight pages of black-and-white photos。 ‘The New Tsar’ effectively shows the evolution of Putin's personality in his efforts on bringing back Russia’s reputation as a superpower that must be respected and feared both in the political and business world。 The book was published in 2015， so it does not address Putin’s cyberattacks on other countries’ elections or infrastructure， and fomenting political unrest through Internet propaganda。 Of course， President Trump’s baffling toady actions towards Putin are also not addressed。 I’d love to have been a fly on the wall during those closed meetings between the vain Russian Hobbit and our egomaniacal President Foghorn Leghorn。 Mr。 Myers has written a highly informative engaging biography that makes me damned glad that NATO exists。 。。。more
Randi Monley
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Oh my gosh， I did it。 I finished this book。 It was super long and tedious， but oh so enlightening。
Andrei
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Toate respectele mele nea putin。 El e mini-modelul meu in viata。
Dylan Chuang
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A real fact book。 The New Tsar gives lots of information the life of Vladimir Putin and how he rose to power。 One aspect that I liked about the book was the amount of detail that Steven Lee Myers put into the life of Vladimir Putin。 But， there is one aspect of the book that I dislike。 It is the way Myers delivers his information is a bit dry。 It sort of bores the reader and therefore may cause the reader to put down the book。 Overall， I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to know more A real fact book。 The New Tsar gives lots of information the life of Vladimir Putin and how he rose to power。 One aspect that I liked about the book was the amount of detail that Steven Lee Myers put into the life of Vladimir Putin。 But， there is one aspect of the book that I dislike。 It is the way Myers delivers his information is a bit dry。 It sort of bores the reader and therefore may cause the reader to put down the book。 Overall， I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to know more about Putin's life and how he rose to power。 。。。more
Nikki Robbins
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A helpful biography on Putin and his “managed democracy” in Russia。
Max Sechena
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If you want to understand the leadership of the Russian Federation and one of the most important leaders of the early 21st Century， you need to read this book。 It provides a great， chronological story of the rise of Russia's President: Vladimir Putin。 If you want to understand the leadership of the Russian Federation and one of the most important leaders of the early 21st Century， you need to read this book。 It provides a great， chronological story of the rise of Russia's President: Vladimir Putin。 。。。more
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