'Shocking' book about Putin's private life wins new French literary prize
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- South China Morning Postseen 28 Aug, 03:02headline rewritten
Book about Putin’s private life which ‘reads like a spy novel’ wins French literary prize‘Fascinating and shocking’ book about Putin’s private life wins prize
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Tue, 25 August 2026
2 reports- Le Monde English16:27first to report
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.
- South China Morning Post21:50edited after publishing
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Book about Putin’s private life which ‘reads like a spy novel’ wins French literary prizeA 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, 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 work won a newly established literary award called the Prix Strasbourg awarded by EBRA, France’s largest regional newspaper...