![]() ![]() Russia will remain a major international power and influence in the world. Russia is equally unlikely to be ruled by a Tsar again because its population is better educated aware of the value of qualified freedom, insured by relative social stability, and security. ![]() Putin keeps a low profile but exhibits bravery, independence, and initiative when his country’s leaders are overwhelmed by the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Iron Curtain. Myers explains how Putin’s steely disposition grows in East Germany, and later St Petersburg, Russia. He learns German and is assigned to East Germany in his first years as a KGB agent. Putin’s KGB-influenced’ career-path is to become an attorney. Myers explains how Putin becomes interested in the KGB at the age of 16 and grooms himself for a life in the secret service. Each lived during the Stalinist years of Gulags and terror but none rebelled against the power of Russia’s leadership. ![]() Myers shows Putin comes from a family of Russian patriots with a grandfather and father that fought in Russian armies in different generations. Putin, like Nixon, makes personnel decisions based on loyalty, and views the world in real-politic terms. Putin, like Nixon, is smart and thin-skinned. Putin is more Richard Nixon than Catherine the Great. Steven Lee Myers has written a highly polished and informative biography but fails to convince one that Putin is a Tsar. Steven Lee Myers, NYT’s reporter and author. ![]()
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