A searing portrait of a culture in collapse and the making of a dictator, this is the first book on the origins, politics and threats of Russia's would-be dictator. The authors have bent their extraordinary knowledge of Russian politics and culture to an exploration of the life of Russia's dangerous and powerful Vladimir Zhirinovsky and his rise ...
The first full biography of the charismatic Russian leader and hero of the August coup attempt--and a rare glimpse inside the Soviet power structure--by two acclaimed ex-Soviet journalists. 8 pages of black-and-white photos.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the ultra-nationalist Russian politician, shocked the world by winning 24 per cent of the popular vote in Russia's 1993 election. Now, as the appointed dictator of the Liberal Democratic Party, he is pursuing the 1996 presidency with a vengeance. For the western media Zhirinovsky poses as a caricature of Russian chauvinism, ...
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