What's the Book About?
Shawn Miller of Critical Compendium had a slew of questions about The Oil and the Glory. Here is his interview.Labels: Azerbaijan, Baku, Caspian, Kazakhstan, oil and the glory, oil book, Putin, Russia, steve levine
Steve LeVine covers foreign affairs for Business Week. He previously was correspondent for Central Asia and the Caucasus for The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times for 11 years. His first book, The Oil and the Glory, a history of the former Soviet Union through the lens of oil, was published in October 2007. Putin’s Labyrinth, his new book, profiles Russia through the lives and deaths of six Russians. The updated paperback was released in April 2009.
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Shawn Miller of Critical Compendium had a slew of questions about The Oil and the Glory. Here is his interview.
Praise for The Oil and the Glory:
A gripping account of a fascinating — and little known — region. LeVine brings to life the tycoons, inventors, politicians and crooks of the Caspian.The result is a vivid, compelling, and wonderfully written account of a crucial part of the world.
Joseph E. Stiglitz, 2001 Nobel laureate in economics
For years, Steve LeVine produced relentless, solid reporting about the southern tier of the former Soviet Union.Here, he more than puts it all together. He takes the story to an historical level, thereby producing a great read about the Caspian oil boom.
Robert D. Kaplan, Author of "Balkan Ghosts"
No one knows the murky world of American politics, international oil and corporate corruption in the Caspian better than Steve LeVine.This is an unforgettable story about forgettable fixers and forgettable governments out for the big bucks.
Seymour M. Hersh, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author
LeVine’s merry romp through the new oil Klondike of the 21st century is a page turner chronicling the exotic activities of oligarchs, oil majors, explorers, crooks, wheeler dealers, pipeline builders, and Caspian politicians. We will hear more about this colorful cast if Russia continues to flex its muscles on energy supplies in the region.
Jonathan Aitken, The American Spectator
Praise for Putin's Labyrinth:
If Steve LeVine's aim … was to chill us to the marrow about post-Communist Russia, he has succeeded.
LeVine's reconstruction of a savagely botched anti-terrorist operation at a Moscow theatre is particularly effective.
With fresh insights into the Chechen wars and Putin’s post-presidency plans, LeVine’s important take on the all-too-real machinations and bloodthirstiness from which espionage thrillers are made is both unnerving and intriguing.
Donna Seaman, Booklist
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2 Comments:
Steve,
An informative interview. Is 'Putin's Labyrinth" going to be as prescriptive as Edward Lucas' "The New Cold War?" Or is it going to focus on the analysis side of the things?
Hi Viktor. Labyrinth, like O and G, is a people-driven narrative. There is commentary as we move along, and I hope that by the end readers have a pretty good picture of the country and its leadership. Best Steve
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