01846cam a2200385 i 4500 299675758 TxGeo 20170729120000.0 170221s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017006939 9780312538088 hbk. 0312538081 hbk. (OCoLC)974612637 TxGeo rda Lourie, Richard, 1940- Putin : his downfall and Russia's coming crash / Richard Lourie. First edition. New York, NY : Thomas Dunne Books, 2017. xxii, 264 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-249) and index. Lourie posits that "Putin's Russia will collapse just as Imperial Russia did in 1917 and as Soviet Russia did in 1991. The only questions are when, how violently, and with how much peril for the world. The U.S. election complicates everything, including Putin's next land grab, exploitations of the Arctic, cyber-espionage, Putin and China ... and many more ... topics"--Provided by publisher. 20170729. Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich 1952- Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich 1952- Influence. Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich 1952- Political and social views. Presidents Russia (Federation) Biography. Political culture Russia (Federation) History 21st century. Political corruption Russia (Federation) History 21st century. Russia (Federation) Politics and government 1991- Russia (Federation) Foreign relations. QS5