Putin. Russia faces a choice

In the transitional era, the society is desperately looking for a plot point. Under Gorbachev, rebuilding against power, with Yeltsin waited from the power of protection. With the advent of Vladimir Putin on the political advance payment, people associated hope for stability and calm.
The new book of Leonid Malechina is not only the biography of Vladimir Putin, but also an attempt to sort out how Russia has changed in recent years. The history of the country does not end in the 2012 presidential election. The economic crisis is waiting for us, Russia is in front of serious social challenges. And before the leader of the state inevitably the question arises: what"s next? What to do in a situation where even a thinking public does not know what to do?
Now that our country stands on the threshold of a new political cycle, it"s time to turn back and calmly appreciate everything that has already been done. But even more important - to think about the future