Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. List of Abbreviations xi
5. Note on Transliteration xii
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 1 Offspring of the Soviet System 5
8. Chapter 2 A Meeting in St. Petersburg 23
9. Chapter 3 Elections and Beyond 41
10. Chapter 4 Behind Kremlin Walls 59
11. Chapter 5 Turmoil 78
12. Chapter 6 An Heir to the Throne 97
13. Chapter 7 Putin’s Path to Victory 115
14. Chapter 8 A Clash of Titans 132
15. Chapter 9 The Outcast versus the Tyrant 150
16. Chapter 10 The Kremlin on the Offensive 169
17. Chapter 11 A Life Falling Apart 188
18. Chapter 12 Berezovsky’s End 207
19. Acknowledgments 227
20. Notes 229
21. Index 271