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Short interviewed a lot of prominent politicians and government officials for his book, but one has to wonder how many people he spoke with who actually knew Putin well. For example, Short's account of how Putin operated in St Petersburg, about which I have direct knowledge, is filled with errors of commission and omission. A lot of studies of Putin have been published in the last several years, including by Karen Dawisha, Catherine Belton, Fiona Hill, Masha Gessen and Steven Lee Meyers. Read one (or more) of those instead.