Accidental Czar - The Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin

This 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.

In the West's collective imagination, Vladimir Putin is a devious cartoon villain, constantly plotting and scheming to destroy his enemies around the globe and in Ukraine. 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?

In Accidental Czar, Andrew S. Weiss, a former White House Russia expert, and Brian "Box" Brown 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.

About the author

Andrew S. Weiss; illustrated by Brian "Box" Brown

Summary

This 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.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew S. Weiss, Andrew Weiss, Andrew S Weiss, Andrew S. Weiss
• Assisted by: Brian Box Brown (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2022
• EAN: 9781250760753
• ISBN: 978-1-250-76075-3
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 17 mm
• Illustrations: Full-colour illustrations throughout
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Russia, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Graphic Novels, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Nonfiction / Biography & Memoir, Political leaders & leadership, Political leaders and leadership, Graphic Novels: True Stories & Non-Fiction, HISTORY / Russia / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet