I had the opportunity to read two books in sequence, published at different times, which deal with apparently distant but both extremely important topics. ---- Let's start with the weighty biography of Putin written by Philip Short[1]. Published in 2022, shortly after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it is an extraordinary work of research, supported by an extensive bibliography and an impressive quantity of sources. ----- The biographical genre, in the hands of historians capable not only of digging but also of connecting sources and having a broad perspective, is still able to shed new light on many historical questions. This work of almost a thousand pages does not deal with history seen ...
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