The Wizard of the Kremlin

THE TIMES BESTSELLER 'A riveting peek into how power actually works in Russia' David McCloskey, author of Moscow X 'A great novel, casting light on the creatures that crawl and slither behind the Kremlin's walls. Read it' John Sweeney, author of Killer in the Kremlin Soon to be a major motion picture They call him the Wizard of the Kremlin. Working at the heart of Russian power, spin doctor Vadim Baranov has used his background in reality TV to turn the entire country into an avant-garde political stage. Here truth and lies, news and propaganda have become indistinguishable. But Vadim is growing increasingly entangled in the dark secret workings of the regime he has helped build, and now he is desperate to get out... Sweeping from the fall of the Soviet Union to the invasion of Ukraine, this breathless story of politics and power has become an international sensation.

Product details

• Authors: Giuliano Da Empoli, Giuliano da Empoli
• Assisted by: Willard Wood (Translation), Wood Willard (Translation)
• Publisher: Pushkin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.01.2025
• EAN: 9781805330110
• ISBN: 978-1-80533-011-0
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 195 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Thrillers / General, FICTION / Historical / General, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction, Russia, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Political, FICTION / Thrillers / Military, Fiction in translation, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Narrative theme: Social issues, Narrative theme: Politics, Political science & theory, Political leaders & leadership, Political / legal thriller, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Political leaders and leadership, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary