Description: Grigory Yavlinsky, a Russian economist and opposition leader, explains his country's politics from a unique perspective, voicing a Russian liberal critique of the post-Soviet system that is vital for the West to hear. He argues that Putin is as much a product of the system as its creator.
Review Quotes: Grigory Yavlinsky is one of the most acute, brilliant observers of and actors in contemporary Russian life, politics, and history. The Putin System makes a uniquely valuable contribution to understanding the Putin phenomenon in all its visible and invisible aspects--and why the West must pay attention.--Jonathan Brent, author of Inside the Stalin Archives: Discovering the New Russia