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View that Vladimir Putin is leading a skillfull diplomatic role to promote Russia's economic development and to gain influence on the international scene. Summary in English p. 886.

Intro -- Praise -- Title Page -- CONTENTS -- NEW FOREWORD: Russia and Putin under President Medvedev -- INTRODUCTION: A Gift for the President -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- Epigraph -- FIRST PROLOGUE: The History of a Name -- SECOND PROLOGUE -- 1: Korzhakov's Conspiracy -- 2: Who Is Mr. Putin? -- 3: Putin in St. Petersburg -- 4: Putin in Moscow -- 5: The Second Chechen War -- 6: "Operation Successor" -- 7: The FSB, the Oligarchs, and the Clans -- 8: The President's Friends or "Agents and Objects" -- 9: Managed Democracy -- 10: The Suppression of the Media -- 11: The Age of Assassins -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- Copyright.

The secret policeman's ball -- Courting the West -- The battle for economic reform -- The darker side -- New Europe, Old Europe -- Putin Mark II -- Enemies everywhere -- A new Cold War -- Media, missiles, Medvedev -- The descent into war -- Resetting relations with the West -- The strongman and his friends -- Tandemology -- Putin Mark III -- A new Russia -- Into the future.

In the context of the lackluster response to Russia's invasion of Georgia discussed is the long-running inclination among Western observers to look the other way in the face of former Russian President & now Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's increasingly authoritarian regime. Problems with tolerating his brand of illiberal democracy for the sake of Russian stability are noted. Adapted from the source document.

Argues that Russia's political regime is neither completely authoritarian nor democratic; discusses President Putin's leadership style, political institutions, attitude toward democratization, challenges for democracy, and prospects.

Analyzes implications of President Putin's federal centralization reforms.