Gessen, Masha. <br/><br/>
The man without a face :  the unlikely rise of Vladimir Putin / 
Masha Gessen. 
 - New York :  RIVERHEAD BOOKS,  [2012] 
 - 314 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [292]-307) and index. 
<br/><br/>The accidental president  -- The election war -- The autobiography of a thug -- Once a spy -- A coup and a crusade -- The end of Sobchak -- The day the media died -- The dismantling of democracy -- Rule of terror -- Insatiable greed. 
<br/><br/> Documents the Russian prime minister's rapid ascent to the presidency, describing his selection by Boris Yeltsin's oligarchy and the ways in which his views and ambitions have renewed Russia's threatening position. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1594488428 : HRD  $27.95 9781594488429 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Penguin Group USA, Attn: Order Processing 405 Murray Hill Pkwy, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073-2136 SAN 282-5074 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011047578 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952- 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Presidents--Russia (Federation)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--1991-
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DK510.766.P87  / G47 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>947.086/2092