Fragile Empire: How Russia Fell in and Out of Love With Vladimir Putin

^{16 Putin is accused of paying the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov (centre) ‘tribute’ in the form of lavish subsidies in exchange for peace. ‘Stop Feeding the Caucasus’ has become an opposition slogan.}

^{17 The Primorsky Partisans tried in 2010 to start a guerrilla war against the police in Russia’s Far East. Accusing the authorities of being predatory drug pushers, their final makeshift video electrified Russia.}

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Judah, Ben.

Fragile empire: how Russia fell in and out of love with Vladimir Putin / Ben Judah.

pages; cm

ISBN 978-0-300-18121-0 (cloth: alkaline paper)

1. Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952- 2. Presidents—Russia (Federation) 3. Russia (Federation)—Politics and government—1991- I. Title.

DK510.766.P87J83 2013

947.086’2—dc23

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