Putin’s Labyrinth: Spies, Murder, and the Dark Heart of the New Russia-Fast Shipping

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“A riveting look at today’s Russia under the leadership of Vladimir Putin.”—The Kingston Observer

In Putin’s Labyrinth, acclaimed journalist Steve LeVine, who lived in
and reportedfrom the former Soviet Union for more than a decade, provides a gripping accountof modern Russia. In a penetrating narrativethat recounts the lives and deaths of six Russians, LeVine portrays the growth ofa “culture of death”—from targeted assassinations of the state’s enemies to the Kremlin’s indifference when innocent hostages are slaughtered. Interviews with eyewitnesses
and the families and friends of these victims reveal how Russians manage to negotiatetheir way around the ever-present danger of violence and the emotional toll thatthis lethal maze is exacting on ordinary people. The result is a fresh way of assessingthe forces that are driving this major new confrontation with the West.