Fiona Hill was director of the Center on the United States and Europe and a senior fellow in Foreign Policy at Brookings.Clifford G. Gaddy was a senior fellow in Foreign Policy at Brookings. Hill and Gaddy are coauthors of The Siberian Curse: How Communist Planners Left Russia Out in the Cold (Brookings, 2003).

Remember the unverified “dossier” assembled by a shadowy foreign intelligence veteran who alleged all manner of nefarious, kinky and compromising ties between Donald Trump and Russia? Well, now the Trump team has its own dossier on Russian President Vladimir Putin. It’s better sourced, convincingly written, damning in its conclusions — and its author is scheduled to start working at the White House on Monday."- The Washington PostAs experienced students of modern Russia, Fiona Hill and Clifford Gaddy are exceptionally well qualified to explain the experiences and influences which shaped the mind of Vladimir Putin. . . . If you want to begin to understand Russia today, read this book." - Sir John Scarlett, former chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)"Veteran Russia watchers Hill and Gaddy bring high-level expertise to bear on the enigma of Vladimir Putin in this illuminating study. . . . [It] combines enough historical background and contemporary analysis for a graduate-level seminar along with an accessible writing style that won’t deter more casual readers." -Publishers Weekly“Let it be stated unambiguously at the outset: this book is a tour de force.”-Political Studies Review

• Contents:Part I. The Operative Emerges1. Who Is Mr. Putin?2. Boris Yeltsin and the Time of Troubles3. The Statist4. The History Man5. The Survivalist6. The Outsider7. The Free Marketeer8. The Case Officer9. The SystemPart II. The Operative Engages10. The Stakeholders' Revolt11. Putin's World12. The American Education of Mr. Putin13. Russia Resurgent14. The Operative AbroadCoda: The Operative in ActionChronologyNotes on Translations, Transliteration, Nomenclature, Style, and SourceAbbreviations and AcronymsNotesBibliographyIndex

Fiona Hill was director of the Center on the United States and Europe and a senior fellow in Foreign Policy at Brookings.Clifford G. Gaddy was a senior fellow in Foreign Policy at Brookings. Hill and Gaddy are coauthors of The Siberian Curse: How Communist Planners Left Russia Out in the Cold (Brookings, 2003).

Remember the unverified “dossier” assembled by a shadowy foreign intelligence veteran who alleged all manner of nefarious, kinky and compromising ties between Donald Trump and Russia? Well, now the Trump team has its own dossier on Russian President Vladimir Putin. It’s better sourced, convincingly written, damning in its conclusions — and its author is scheduled to start working at the White House on Monday."- The Washington PostAs experienced students of modern Russia, Fiona Hill and Clifford Gaddy are exceptionally well qualified to explain the experiences and influences which shaped the mind of Vladimir Putin. . . . If you want to begin to understand Russia today, read this book." - Sir John Scarlett, former chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)"Veteran Russia watchers Hill and Gaddy bring high-level expertise to bear on the enigma of Vladimir Putin in this illuminating study. . . . [It] combines enough historical background and contemporary analysis for a graduate-level seminar along with an accessible writing style that won’t deter more casual readers." -Publishers Weekly“Let it be stated unambiguously at the outset: this book is a tour de force.”-Political Studies Review

• Contents:Part I. The Operative Emerges1. Who Is Mr. Putin?2. Boris Yeltsin and the Time of Troubles3. The Statist4. The History Man5. The Survivalist6. The Outsider7. The Free Marketeer8. The Case Officer9. The SystemPart II. The Operative Engages10. The Stakeholders' Revolt11. Putin's World12. The American Education of Mr. Putin13. Russia Resurgent14. The Operative AbroadCoda: The Operative in ActionChronologyNotes on Translations, Transliteration, Nomenclature, Style, and SourceAbbreviations and AcronymsNotesBibliographyIndex