Everyone should have a copy of Accidental Czar on their bookshelf.” - Fiona Hill, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and co-author of Mr.

Weiss and artist Brian Brown have found the perfect means to introduce the complexities of Russian politics and Putin’s peculiarities to a new set of audiences. “This biography of Vladimir Putin deftly combines entertainment and serious analysis. Glasser, staff writer at the New Yorker, former Washington Post bureau chief in Moscow, and co-author of Kremlin Rising: Vladimir Putin’s Russia and the End of Revolution “Vladimir Putin has often presented himself as a cartoonish image of a strongman, so it is brilliantly fitting that Accidental Czar uses the graphic form to tell the true story behind the caricature Putin has spent the last two decades cultivating. It will do more to educate the English-speaking world about Putin than dozens of previously published biographies combined!” - Michael McFaul, former United States ambassador to Russia and professor of political science, Stanford University

“ Accidental Czar is a compelling account of Putin’s story, written by one of Washington’s most astute analysts of Russian politics. It is disturbing, engrossing, and entertaining.” - Max Boot, historian, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and columnist at Washington Post Weiss and Brian Brown situate Putin’s methods and worldview in centuries of Russian history. “ Accidental Czar brilliantly tells the story of Vladimir Putin’s trajectory from a “nobody” in the Soviet KGB to the most powerful man in Russia-and one of the most feared men in the entire world. “ A witty and comprehensive takedown of the annoying Putin-is-a-genius myth, told by a writer who somehow found himself in the middle of the polyniy pizdets (translation: “complete clusterf*$k”) that is contemporary Russia.” - Gary Shteyngart, author of Our Country Friends, Super Sad True Love Story, Little Failure, and Absurdistan I would urge anyone who wants to better understand the forces shaping modern Russia, and disrupting our world, to open up this extraordinary book.” -Former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Weiss and Brian Brown have made one of the most consequential stories of our time more accessible and engaging for readers of all backgrounds. “ Accidental Czar is an absorbing and visually stunning account of Vladimir Putin’s rise and take-no-prisoners approach to wielding power on the world stage. Featured as NPR's Book of the Day, November 18th, 2022

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