{"product_id":"the-wizard-of-the-kremlin-a-novel","title":"The Wizard of the Kremlin: A Novel","description":"A Best Book of the Year by Financial Times and Bloomberg\n\nFilled with real political insight and intrigue, this thrilling novel explores the nature of power through the inner workings of Putin’s regime.\n\nKnown as the “Wizard of the Kremlin,” the enigmatic Vadim Baranov was a TV producer before becoming a political advisor to Putin, aka “The Czar.” After his resignation from this position, legends about him multiply, with no one able to distinguish truth from fiction. Until one night, when he tells his story to the narrator of this book…\n\nHe immerses us in the heart of the Russian state, where sycophants and oligarchs have been engaging in open warfare, and where Vadim, now the regime’s main spin doctor, turns an entire country into an avant-garde political stage. Yet Vadim is not as ambitious as the others. Entangled in the increasingly dark secrets of the regime he has helped create, he will do anything to get out, guided by the memory of his grandfather, an eccentric aristocrat who survived the Revolution, and the mesmerizing, merciless Ksenia, whom he has fallen in love with.\n\nGiuliano da Empoli, once a senior advisor to Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi, draws on his experience behind the scenes to create an authentic, compelling portrait of power and how it corrupts.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1635423953\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1635423953.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:da Empoli, Giuliano|Wood, Willard\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41596933898298,"sku":"DBV.1635423953.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1635423953-0.jpg?v=1786764275","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-wizard-of-the-kremlin-a-novel","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}