National Book Award winner Masha Gessen's biography of a ruthless man's ascent to near-absolute power.
"In a country where journalists critical of the government have a way of meeting untimely deaths, Gessen has shown remarkable courage in researching and writing this unflinching indictment of the most powerful man in Russia." --The Wall Street Journal
"Thanks to fearless reporting and acute psychological insights, Masha Gessen has done the impossible in writing a highly readable, compelling life of Russia's mysterious president-for-life." -Tina Brown, The Daily Beast
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The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin
by Masha Gessen
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National Book Award winner Masha Gessen's biography of a ruthless man's ascent to near-absolute power.
"In a country where journalists critical of the government have a way of meeting untimely deaths, Gessen has shown remarkable courage in researching and writing this unflinching indictment of the most powerful man in Russia." --The Wall Street Journal
"Thanks to fearless reporting and acute psychological insights, Masha Gessen has done the impossible in writing a highly readable, compelling life of Russia's mysterious president-for-life." -Tina Brown, The Daily Beast
Paperback
$18.00