The Man without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin
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The Man without a Face is the chilling account of how a low-level, small-minded KGB operative ascended to the Russian presidency and, in an astonishingly short time, destroyed years of progress, making his country once more a threat to her own people and to the world.
Handpicked as a successor by the "family" surrounding an ailing and increasingly unpopular Boris Yeltsin, Vladimir Putin seemed like the perfect choice for the oligarchy to shape according to its own designs. Suddenly the boy who had stood in the shadows, dreaming of ruling the world, was a public figure, and his popularity soared. Russia and an infatuated West were determined to see the progressive leader of their dreams, even as he seized control of the media, sent political rivals and critics into exile or to the grave, and smashed the country's fragile electoral system, concentrating power in the hands of his cronies.
As a journalist living in Moscow, Masha Gessen experienced this history firsthand, and for The Man without a Face she has drawn on information and sources no other writer has tapped. Her account of how a faceless man maneuvered his way into absolute—and absolutely corrupt—power has the makings of a classic of narrative nonfiction.
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Masha Gessen. (2012). The Man without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin. Unabridged Blackstone Publishing.
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Masha Gessen is a Russian American journalist who is the author of several books, including the national bestseller The Man without a Face. Her work has appeared in Vanity Fair, the New York Times, Newsweek, Slate, and many other publications, and has received numerous awards, most recently the 2013 Media for Liberty Award. She has served as the editor of several publications and as director of Radio Liberty's Russia Service. She lives in Moscow.
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The Man without a Face is the chilling account of how a low-level, small-minded KGB operative ascended to the Russian presidency and, in an astonishingly short time, destroyed years of progress, making his country once more a threat to her own people and to the world.
Handpicked as a successor by the "family" surrounding an ailing and increasingly unpopular Boris Yeltsin, Vladimir Putin seemed like the perfect choice for the oligarchy to shape according to its own designs. Suddenly the boy who had stood in the shadows, dreaming of ruling the world, was a public figure, and his popularity soared. Russia and an infatuated West were determined to see the progressive leader of their dreams, even as he seized control of the media, sent political rivals and critics into exile or to the grave, and smashed the country's fragile electoral system, concentrating power in the hands of his cronies.
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- content: Justine Eyre's narration of Russian President Putin's rise to power is competent. As related by Gessen, a Soviet-born reporter who lives in Moscow, Putin was a lower-level KGB officer who was picked at random to be Boris Yeltsin's president. It's no surprise the former spymaster is a thug. Gessen's research is thorough, giving great insights into Putin. Eyre begins slowly, even having trouble with Russian words at first. While she affects a decent Russian accent for dialogue, she gives anglicized pronunciation to some Russian words or place names, an inconsistency that is distracting. Throughout the course of her performance she seems to become more comfortable, but, overall, one wonders if someone else would have been a better match for this work. M.T.F. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine
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August 1, 2012
Promoted as the man to lead Russia's new democracy after the fall of the Soviet Union, former KGB agent Vladimir Putin initially brought hope to his people and the world at large. According to Gessen (Perfect Rigor), a journalist living in Russia, this hope was misplaced in a man who is little more than a greedy KGB thug. This narrative nonfiction title presents a courageous indictment of Putin's rise to power and his dismantling of Russia's fledgling democratic institutions. Through her probing investigation, Gessen reveals Putin's involvement in several assassinations of dissidents as well as incidents of governmental abuse of power. Justine Eyre's narration captures the Russian accents and adds drama to the story. VERDICT This book will appeal to listeners with an interest in Russia and current world affairs. [The Riverhead: Penguin Group (USA) hc was a New York Times best seller.--Ed.]--Nancy R. Ives, SUNY at Geneseo
Copyright 2012 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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