Putin's Russia Lilia Shevtsova From the foreword …Putin's Russia, first published in 2003, is the first comprehensive account of Russia's troubled transformation, its new leadership, and its relations with the West. This revised edition of a book that is already a classic in its field includes new analysis of the consequences of Putin's first term and of the beginning of his second. Its author, Lilia Shevtsova, a senior associate in the Carnegie Endowment's Russian and Eurasian Program, has long been a keen observer of Russia's politics, dividing her time between Moscow and Washington. She is one of the most respected of the political analysts in Russia and the West who closely follows Russia's postcommunist transformation. Her previous landmark study, Yeltsin's Russia, was also published by the Endowment… Lilia Shevtsova is a senior association in the Russian and Eurasian Program at the Carnegie Endowment, working from Carnegie offices in Washington, D.C., and Moscow. She is one of Russia's top political analysts, an award-winning journalist, and a regular commentator for global television and radio networks.