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The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin
First edition
AuthorMasha Gessen
LanguageEnglish
SubjectThe rise and reign of Vladimir Putin
PublishedMarch 2012
PublisherRiverhead Books
Publication placeUnited States
Media typeHardcover
Pages342
ISBN9781594488429
Websitewww.penguinrandomhouse.com

The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin is a 2012 book by Masha Gessen about Vladimir Putin and his rise to power and reign. Gessen's analysis of Putin is mostly speculative, but they carefully investigate his own revealing accounts of his life, and they use interviews with people who knew Putin, before he rose to power, to form their conclusions.[1]

Content

External videos
video icon Presentation by Gessen on The Man Without a Face, March 8, 2012, C-SPAN

The book describes Vladimir Putin's early life, including his relationship with his parents and his school life under a communist government. Gessen uses Putin's early years to show the reader how he was shaped into the man he became. The book covers controversies and wars Putin was involved in, such as the First Chechen War and contains stories about former Russian leader Boris Yeltsin. It goes on to explain the relationship between him and his wife. It then discusses controversies in the government and Putin's eventual rise to power in the Kremlin.

Reviews and reception

The book sold well, but had mixed reviews.[2] Many said Gessen had a biased view or there had been books about Putin that had been written better. CIA officer John Ehrman's review stated: "As a biography it is satisfactory, but no more than that" and "little of what Gessen has to say is new." He described their images as "effective as anti-Putin propaganda".[2]

The book was shortlisted for the 2013 Pushkin House Russian Book Prize.[3]

References

  1. ^ Keller, Bill (March 16, 2012). "Reclaiming the Kremlin: New Books About Vladimir Putin in Power". The New York Times.
  2. ^ a b "The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin and Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "The 2013 shortlist". Pushkin House. Retrieved August 1, 2018.


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