Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-355) and index.
Introduction: the weakest strongman -- Part one: The rise of the lieutenant colonel. The president from nowhere -- The videocracy -- The great turn -- The vertical of power -- Putin's court -- Dizzy with success -- Part two: Watch the throne. Servant Medvedev -- Navalny and the evolution of the opposition -- The Decembrists -- Moscow is not Russia -- Moscow the colonialist -- Chinese nightmares -- Conclusion: the ghosts