{"product_id":"accidental-czar-the-life-and-lies-of-vladimir-putin","title":"Accidental Czar: The Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis riveting graphic novel biography chronicles Vladimir Putin's rise from a mid-level KGB officer to the autocratic leader of Russia and reveals the truth behind the strongman persona he has spent his career cultivating.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eIn the West's collective imagination, Vladimir Putin is a devious cartoon villain, constantly plotting and scheming to destroy his enemies around the globe. But how did an undistinguished mid-level KGB officer become one of the most powerful leaders in Russian history? And how much of Putin's tough-guy persona is a calculated performance?\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAccidental Czar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAndrew S. Weiss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a former White House Russia expert, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBrian \"Box\" Brown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e show how Putin has successfully cast himself as a cunning, larger-than-life political mastermind--and how the rest of the world has played into the Kremlin's hands by treating him as one. They shatter all of these myths and expose the man behind the façade.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"celwidget c-f\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"CardInstanceXZTHB7SsOO4B4DZtp5q2bg\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"St Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54150337134925,"sku":"9781250760753","price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/9147\/6557\/files\/910EaIx9jSL._SL1500.jpg?v=1786709017","url":"https:\/\/thebookbus.co.uk\/products\/accidental-czar-the-life-and-lies-of-vladimir-putin","provider":"The Book Bus","version":"1.0","type":"link"}