Winter Is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (707 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B015OYEKK2 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 111 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Fred D. said More about Kasparov, less about Putin. Kasparov talks a lot about himself, often in rather glowing terms. However, I learned relatively little about Putin, which is the main reason I bought the book. We read this in book club and everyone had pretty much the same opinion. Cannot recommend it unless you are a Kasparov fan.. "Excellent book" according to james. Chess Grand Master Garry Kasparov has produced an exceptionally well crafted warning about the rise of authoritarian government and Russian President Vladimir Putin in particular. Mr Kasparov's credentials, observations and references are above reproach and the writing style is excellent. One real strength of this book is that it can be enjoyable for a serious scholar or by an average person who is curious about world events and trends. The subject matt. LG. avid reader said Putin. Quote:"“In my first years as an activist I often said that Putin was a Russian problem for Russians to solve, but that he would soon be a regional problem and then a global problem if his ambitions were ignored. This regrettable transformation has come to pass and lives are being lost because of it. It is cold comfort to be told ‘You were right!’. It is even less comforting when so little is being done to halt Putin’s aggression
Argued with the force of Kasparov's world-class intelligence, conviction, and hopes for his home country, Winter Is Coming is an unmistakable call to action against a threat we've ignored for too long.. Lest we be drawn into another prolonged conflict, Kasparov now urges a forceful stand - diplomatic and economic - against him. Yet years of seeing his Cassandra-like prophecies about Putin's intentions fulfilled have left Kasparov with the realization of a darker truth: Putin's Russia, like ISIS or al-Qaeda, defines itself in opposition to the free countries of the world. For Garry Kasparov, none of this is news. The ascension of Vladimir Putin - a former lieutenant colonel of the KGB - to the presidency of Russia in 1999 should have been a signal that the country was headed away from democracy. He has been a vocal critic of Putin for over a decade, even leading the pro-democracy opposition to him in the farcical 2008 presidential election. He faces few strong enemies within his country, so meaningful opposition must come from abroad. For as long as the world's powerful democracies continue to recognize and negotiate with Putin, he can maintain credibility in his home country. With his vast resources and nuclear weapons, Putin is at the center of a worldwide assault on political liberty. Yet in the intervening years - as America and the world's oth