First Person: An Astonishingly Frank Self-portrait by Russia's President Vladimir Putin

Author: Vladimir Putin Natalii͡a Gevorki͡an, Natalʹi͡a Timakova, Andreĭ V. Kolesnikov 

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Published in 2000, this is the ultimate biography of the Russian President. 

Who is this Vladimir Putin? Who is this man who suddenly--overnight and without warning--was handed the reigns of power to one of the most complex, formidable, and volatile countries in the world? 

First Person is an intimate, candid biography of the man who holds the future of Russia in his grip. An extraordinary compilation of over 24 hours of in-depth interviews and remarkable photographs, it delves deep into Putin's KGB past and explores his meteoric rise to power. No Russian leader has ever subjected himself to this kind of public examination of his life and views. Both as a spy and as a virtual political unknown until selected by Boris Yeltsin to be Prime Minister, Putin has been regarded as man of mystery. Now, the curtain lifts to reveal his life.

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