Putin's Labyrinth

Spies, Murder, and the Dark Heart of the New Russia

Steve LeVine

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English

Random US
15 July 2009

History; Society & culture: general

For politicos, dissidents, and Eastern European buffs, a brazen book about the culture of murder in Russia.

""A riveting look at today's Russia under the leadership of Vladimir Putin.""-The Kingston Observer

In Putin's Labyrinth, acclaimed journalist Steve LeVine, who lived in and reported

from the former Soviet Union for more than a decade, provides a gripping account

of modern Russia. In a penetrating narrative

that recounts the lives and deaths of six Russians, LeVine portrays the growth of

a ""culture of death""-from targeted assassinations of the state's enemies to the Kremlin's indifference when innocent hostages are slaughtered. Interviews with eyewitnesses and the families and friends of these victims reveal how Russians manage to negotiate

their way around the ever-present danger of violence and the emotional toll that

this lethal maze is exacting on ordinary people. The result is a fresh way of assessing

the forces that are driving this major new confrontation with the West.

By: Steve LeVine
Imprint: Random US
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 208g
ISBN: 9780812978414
ISBN 10: 0812978412
Publication Date: 15 July 2009
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Putin's Labyrinth: Spies, Murder, and the Dark Heart of the New Russia

If Steve LeVine's aim in his new book, Putin's Labyrinth, was to chill us to the marrow about post-communist Russia, he has succeeded. . . . LeVine's investigations and interviews are thorough and his conclusions sober. -- Chicago Tribune Putin's Labyrinth is an extremely readable account that is as timely as today's news stories. I recommend it without reservation. --David M. Kinchen, HuntingtonNews.net [A] hot-off-the-presses expose . . . LeVine's important take on the all-too-real machinations and bloodthirstiness from which espionage thrillers are made is both unnerving and intriguing. -- Booklist A riveting look at today's Russia under the leadership of Vladimir Putin. -- Kingston Observer