The Tsar in Person: How Vladimir Putin Deceived Us Al

Twenty-five years ago, Vladimir Putin became President of Russia. You might think that is long enough for the world to know everything about him. But ask yourself: are you really familiar with Putin's true biography?
For a quarter of a century, Putin has spent less time governing the country than constructing a legend about himself—in the intelligence sense of the word. He has continuously reinvented his biography and public persona, presenting himself at different times as a liberal, a conservative, a leftist, a right-wing politician, and much more, depending on what the moment required.
To sustain this deception, the authors argue, he has been willing to do anything: kill people, conceal and repeatedly relocate his personal wealth, distort reality in extraordinary ways, and lie even about those closest to him.
In this book, the authors tell the real story of Vladimir Putin, the people around him, and the hypocrisy that has shaped his rule. Much of what you will read, they suggest, will be entirely new—or perhaps things you once knew, forgot, or never fully appreciated.

Roman Badanin and Mikhail Rubin. The Tsar in Person: How Vladimir Putin Deceived Us All. — BAbook, 2026.
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