Publisher's Synopsis
University Press returns with another short and captivating biography of one of history's most secretive figures, Vladimir Putin.
Vladimir Putin is famously revered and reviled on a global scale. The one thing the world cannot do is ignore him. Rising from humble beginnings to the highest echelons of world power, he is best known today as the President of Russia. Shrouded in the mystique of one who is not to be trifled with, Vladimir Putin has a remarkable story. Behind the rumors, the tales, and the steely air of secrecy there is a man - a man profoundly shaped by his mentors, ambitions, beliefs, and grievances. This short book tells the intensely human story of a man who is wrecking the world in a way that no one else can.
