Amy Knight earned her PhD in Russian politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She has taught at the LSE, Johns Hopkins, SAIS and Carleton University. She worked for eighteen years at the US Library of Congress as a Soviet/Russian affairs specialist. She is the author, most recently, of Orders to Kill.
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Introduction 1. Offspring of the Soviet System 2. A Meeting in St. Petersburg 3. Elections and Beyond 4. Behind Kremlin Walls 5. Turmoil 6. An Heir to the Throne 7. Putin's Path to Victory 8. A Clash of Titans 9. The Outcast versus the Tyrant 10. The Kremlin on the Offensive 11. A Life Falling Apart 12. Berezovsky's End
An in-depth examination of the rise and fall of a Russian oligarch, Knight's thorough research and broad comprehension of Russian politics since the Soviet era allows her to deftly draw linkages between the events that led to Berezovsky's downfall as she also notes aspects of Berezovsky's personality that contributed to his demise. A chilling, compellingly written exploration of Russian politics. * Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review * Knight tells the riveting story of the Russian tycoon and political operator Boris Berezovsky and his role in the rise of Vladimir Putin to the presidency in 2000. Readers are sure to enjoy her narrative, which covers the tumultuous political developments in Russia in the 1990s and the first decade of the next century, replete with terrorist attacks, hostage takings, wars, and vicious political intrigue, including an especially murky period preceding Putin's anointment as Yeltsin's successor. * Foreign Affairs * A definitive study of Berezovsky's life and flamboyant times. Knight - a Soviet and Russian affairs specialist - has written an invaluable primer on Moscow's transformation from semi-democracy under Yeltsin into today's "closed fortress". * The Guardian *