About the book: 2016 / Question "Who is Mr. Putin? I still haven't received a definite answer. Vladimir Putin remains a mystery for politicians and analysts, experts and journalists, professionals and ordinary people. Perhaps this is precisely the secret of the undoubted political success of a man who has repeatedly stated that he is not a politician. Fiona Hill (who recently served in intelligence) and Clifford Gaddy (one of the leading international political scientists in the United States) created a psychological portrait of Vladimir Putin based on information from Kremlin insiders, personal impressions from meetings with the object of their research and many other sources. They identified six “mask” images that form the basis of Vladimir Putin’s political image, and, according to the authors, the basis of his personality. The totality of these images, formed throughout his life, exhaustively characterizes Putin both as a person and as a national leader. So, meet Vladimir Putin: “Statesman”, “Man of History”, “Survival Specialist”, “Stranger”, “ Market Man" and "Resident". These individuals elevated him to the pinnacle of power, but they could also be the reason for his downfall.…