Vladimir Putin: President of Russia

by Aaron Rosenberg

Vladimir Putin became the second president of post-Soviet Russia after Boris Yeltsin's unexpected resignation. He quickly won public approval and secured his presidency by mobilizing a military response to the rebel crisis in Chechnya. This biography follows Putin's life, from his impoverished beginnings, career as an intelligence officer of the KGB, to his administration, which is marked by extensive federal reorganization, campaigns against powerful...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 140421903X
• ISBN13: 9781404219038
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12