Steve LeVine covers foreign affairs for BusinessWeek. 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. It was released this week.
Labels: Gazprom, litvinenko, medvedev, oil and the glory, Politkovskaya, Putin, putin's labyrinth, Russia, Russian oil, steve levine
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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Have read the book and found it to be one of the most accessible and engaging reads about today's Russia and its current political climate.
It is particularly impressive, as it was written by a western journalist/writer, but perhaps that is what makes it more objective than most Russian-authored works on this most widely popular subject in our day and age.
I'd personally be intrigued to see if it this particular opinion is ever, especially in the near future, translated into Russian - it would certainly be an interesting move to ignite the nation's readers' partially healthy interest with regards to current affairs internally and on a global scale.
Looking forward to the follow up to "Putin's Labyrinth" by Steve LeVine - an opinion well worth a read!
Do Georgians (ქართველები, not the folks in and around Atlanta) have a secret plan for world domination through music? Katie Melua is already a top singer in the UK. Meanwhile, Tina looks set to do the same to music charts in the US. And don't discount just as yet Vakhtang Kikabidze who still controls the Russian heart.
Thanks Tinatin. Tim: I have no idea about Katie Melua, but keep us posted. That's an area I don't generally plumb. Best Steve
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