01668cam a2200373 i 4500 251855950 TxGeo 20160205120000.0 150529s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780307961617 hbk. 0307961613 hbk. (OCoLC)910475266 TxGeo rda Myers, Steven Lee. The new tsar : the rise and reign of Vladimir Putin / Steven Lee Myers. Rise and reign of Vladimir Putin. First edition. New York, NY : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015. x, 572 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "The epic tale of the rise to power of Russia's current president-- of his emergence from shrouded obscurity and deprivation to become one of the most consequential and complicated leaders in modern history." -- Provided by publisher. 20160205. Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich 1952- Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich 1952- Political and social views. Soviet Union Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti Biography. Presidents Russia (Federation) Biography. Political leadership Russia (Federation.) Power (Social sciences) Russia (Federation.) Russia (Federation) Politics and government 1991- QS5