‘Shocking’ book about Putin’s private life wins French literary prize

STRASBOURG, France - A taboo-breaking book about Vladimir Putin’s rise to power and private life, written by two exiled Russian journalists, won a newly established French literary prize on Aug 25.The book, titled “The Tsar in Propria Persona: How Vladimir Putin Deceived Us All”, draws on more than two decades of inves

A taboo-breaking book about Vladimir Putin’s rise to power and private life, written by two exiled Russian journalists, won a newly established French literary prize on Tuesday. The book, The Tsar in Propria Persona: How Vladimir Putin Deceived Us All, draws on more than two decades of investigative reporting by journa

The book, titled 'The Tsar in Propria Persona: How Vladimir Putin Deceived Us All,' draws on more than two decades of investigative reporting by journalists Roman Badanin and Mikhail Rubin.

The book, titled 'The Tsar in Propria Persona: How Vladimir Putin Deceived Us All,' draws on more than two decades of investigative reporting by journalists Roman Badanin and Mikhail Rubin.