The Kremlin's Noose: Vladimir Putin’s Bitter Feud with the Oligarch Who Made Him Ruler of Russia

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Amy Knight

The Kremlin's Noose

Vladimir Putin’s Bitter Feud with the Oligarch Who Made Him Ruler of Russia

Amy Knight

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English

Icon Books
01 September 2024

History; Political structures: democracy; Political corruption

"In The Kremlin's Noose Amy Knight tells the riveting story of Vladimir Putin and the oligarch Boris Berezovsky, who forged a relationship in the early years of the Yeltsin era.

Berezovsky later played a crucial role in Putin's rise to the Russian presidency in March 2000. When Putin began dismantling Boris Yeltsin's democratic reforms, Berezovsky came into conflict with the new Russian leader by reproaching him publicly. Their relationship quickly disintegrated into a bitter feud played out against the backdrop of billion-dollar financial deals, Kremlin in-fighting, and international politics.

Dubbed the ""Godfather of the Kremlin"" by the slain Russian-American journalist Paul Klebnikov, Berezovsky was a successful businessman and media mogul who had an outsized role in Russia after 1991. Worth a reported $3 billion by 1997, Berezovsky engineered the reelection of Yeltsin as president in 1996 and negotiated an end to the 1995-96 Chechen war. Despite his own wealth, power, and influence, once he became Putin's enemy, Berezovsky was forced into exile in Britain, where he waged a determined campaign to topple Putin. Kremlin authorities responded with bogus criminal charges and demanded Berezovsky's extradition. Death threats soon followed. In March 2013, after losing a British court battle with another Russian oligarch, Berezovsky was found dead at his ex-wife's mansion outside London. Whether he died from suicide or murder remains a mystery.

The Kremlin's Noose sheds crucial new light on the Kremlin's volatile politics under Yeltsin and Putin, helping us understand why democracy in Russia failed so badly. Knight provides a fascinating narrative of Putin's rise to power and his authoritarian rule, told through the prism of his relationship with Russia's once most powerful oligarch, Boris Berezovsky.

AUTHOR: Amy Knight is an American historian of the Soviet Union and Russia. She has been described by The New York Times as ""the West's foremost scholar"" of the KGB."

By: Amy Knight
Imprint: Icon Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
ISBN: 9781837732203
ISBN 10: 1837732205
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 01 September 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Reviews for The Kremlin's Noose: Vladimir Putin’s Bitter Feud with the Oligarch Who Made Him Ruler of Russia

This is a deeply researched book, undeniably the best and most detailed examination so far of how important it is to beware what you wish for, and how Berezovsky elevated and then fell foul of Putin. * Mark Galeotti, author of Putin's Wars * Putin casts a larger shadow over Russia's fate than anyone expected when he became president and so do those who got him to the Kremlin-Berezovsky first among them. Their roles in Russia's history must be investigated. A veteran Russia watcher, Amy Knight is perfectly equipped to do this. * Andrei Soldatov, cofounder and editor of Agentura.ru, coauthor of The Compatriots * As one of the world's most careful observers of Russian elite politics, Knight has written another compelling book of how Berezovsky and other members of Yeltsin's inner circle failed to comprehend the perils of putting Putin in power, a horrific miscalculation for Ukrainians first and foremost, but also for all those around the world who believe in democracy and peace and have been paying ever since. * Michael McFaul, author of From Cold War to Hot Peace * A chilling, compellingly written exploration of Russian politics. * Kirkus Reviews (starred review) *