Timothy J. Colton is Morris and Anna Feldberg Professor of Government and Russian Studies and Director of the Davis centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University. The author of numerous books and articles on Soviet history and politics, he lives in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

"Colton is not the first to undertake Yeltsin's redemption.... But Mr. Colton has used the extra time to excellent effect. He has... synthesized a story that anyone curious about contemporary Russia will find illuminating."-New York Times"

Timothy J. Colton is Morris and Anna Feldberg Professor of Government and Russian Studies and Director of the Davis centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University. The author of numerous books and articles on Soviet history and politics, he lives in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

"Colton is not the first to undertake Yeltsin's redemption.... But Mr. Colton has used the extra time to excellent effect. He has... synthesized a story that anyone curious about contemporary Russia will find illuminating."-New York Times"