The New Tsar

In "The New Tsar" Steven Lee Myers presents the epic and surprising tale of Vladimir Putin and his rise to power. From his obscure origins to his current role as a conflicting and calculated leader, Myers paints a story of a life filled with power struggles, unbridled ambition and a lack of scruples.

The book tells the story of a young Putin born into Soviet deprivation, who became president in 2000 with politics of reform and tax cuts, but in the following years became an authoritarian leader, crusher of revolts and dispatcher of dissenters.

"The New Tsar" by the American journalist Steven Lee Myers - the Moscow bureau chief for The New York Times - is an invaluable source of knowledge about the president of Russia.