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Podcast: New Books in Biography & Memoir
Episode: The Future of Vladimir Putin: A Discussion with Philip Short
Description: President Vladmir Putin โ the son of a foreman at a railway carriage works โ is today one of the most powerful individuals on earth. What drives him? What does he want his legacy to be? Was he once a liberal? What is he now? After 22 years in power what do we know about him. The Western press often portrays him as an irrational monster โ how does he see himself? Owen Bennett Jones speaks to Philip Short who has studied the man for 8 years and written a well-reviewed and comprehensive biography of the Russian President:ย Putinย (Henry Holt & Company, 2022).๏ปฟOwen Benne...