Kremlin Rising: Vladimir Putin’s Russia and the End of Revolution, Updated Edition

This searing critique of Vladimir Putin’s Russia has been hailed by former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski as “a bombshell of a book which makes clear why Putin’s regime, though successful in conning Bush, does not have a bright future.” With riveting personal stories and analysis, veteran Washington Post Moscow correspondents Peter Baker and Susan Glasser dissect the ever-widening chasm between Putin’s “managed democracy” and Russia’s previous strides toward freedom.