Tenemos que hablar de Putin

Who is the real Vladimir Putin? What does he want? What will he do next? Despite the millions of words that have been written about Putin's Russia, the West still does not really understand one of the world's most powerful politicians, whose influence spans the globe and whose networks of power reach to the very heart of Russia. our daily lives. In this essential handbook, Professor Mark Galeotti uncovers the man behind the myth, addressing major misperceptions about Putin and explaining how we can decipher his motivations and his next moves. From his beginnings in the KGB and his real relationship with the United States to his vision of the future of Russia -and the rest of the world- Galeotti draws on new Russian sources and explosive untold accounts to offer an unprecedented glimpse of the man who is at the center of world politics.