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Masha gessen has put a face to the man with no face. Gessen is a moscow native who understands the culture and psychology of russia. Presentation by gessen on the man without a face, 8 march 2012, cspan in the man without a face, gessen offers an account of putins rise to power and summary of recent russian politics. Her horrifying and spellbinding account of how this faceless man manoeuvred his way into absolute and absolutely corrupt power will stand as a classic of. National book award winner masha gessen s biography of a ruthless man s ascent to nearabsolute power. Gessens crisp writing style makes the man without a face read like a wellpaced pageturner. A chilling and unflinching portrait of one of the most fearsome figures in world politics. The unlikely rise of vladimir putin masha gessen riverhead, 2012, 314 pp.
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