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Title details for The Wizard of the Kremlin by Giuliano da Empoli - Available

The Wizard of the Kremlin

by Giuliano da Empoli
Alexander Terentyev
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A thrilling exploration of the nature of power through the inner workings of Putin's regime.
Known as the "Wizard of the Kremlin," the enigmatic Vadim Baranov was a TV producer before becoming a political advisor to Putin, aka "The Czar." After his resignation from this position, legends about him multiply, with no one able to distinguish truth from fiction. Until one night, when he tells his story to the narrator of this book...
He immerses us in the heart of the Russian state, where sycophants and oligarchs have been engaging in open warfare, and where Vadim, now the regime's main spin doctor, turns an entire country into an avant-garde political stage. Yet Vadim is not as ambitious as the others. Entangled in the increasingly dark secrets of the regime he has helped create, he will do anything to get out, guided by the memory of his grandfather, an eccentric aristocrat who survived the Revolution, and the mesmerizing, merciless Ksenia, whom he has fallen in love with.
A compelling portrait of power and how it corrupts.
"Part fiction and part freewheeling analysis, an insider's look at the world of Vladimir Putin." —Kirkus Reviews
"A fictional wandering through the dark corridors of the Kremlin." —The Times

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