Schwarzbuch Putin

On February 24, 2022, Vladimir Putin sent his army to war against Ukraine, making a decision that shook the political and economic balance of the entire world. The Russian war of aggression brings countless human tragedies and immense material destruction, and it raises a central question: Who is Vladimir Putin, this man who refuses to learn from the collapse of the Soviet Union and dreams of returning to the borders of the Tsarist Empire and reinstating a regime that employs the totalitarian methods of Stalinism? How was this man, born in 1952 in Leningrad into modest circumstances, educated? Why was he fascinated from a young age by the "heroic" idea of working for the KGB? What activities did he engage in there before the collapse of the Soviet Union? How did this humble lieutenant colonel rise to the top of power? Why did he ignite several murderous wars? Where does his obsession with the conquest of Ukraine come from? And even if he were to lose his position one day, would his regime not hold? The "Black Book of Putin" provides answers to these and other pressing questions from the most renowned international experts on Russia and communism, featuring exclusive contributions from Katja Gloger and Karl Schlögel.