LEADER 03228oam  2200541 c 450 
001 9910966185303321
005 20260202090927.0
010   $a3-8382-6807-5
024 3 $a9783838268071
035   $a(CKB)3710000000457366
035   $a(EBL)4333711
035   $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4333711
035   $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5782808
035   $a(Perlego)773234
035   $a(ibidem)9783838268071
035   $a(EXLCZ)993710000000457366
100   $a20260202d2015      uy         0
101 0 $aeng
135   $aur|n|---|||||
181   $2rdacontent
182   $2rdamedia
183   $2rdacarrier
200 10$aNazarbayev ? Our Friend the Dictator$eKazakhstan`s Difficult Path to Democracy$fViktor Khrapunov, Nicki Challinger
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aHannover$cibidem$d2015
215   $a1 online resource (179 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311 08$a3-8382-0807-2 
311 08$a3-8382-0767-X 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references.
327   $aContents; I write to you far from my homeland; A childhood in Kazakhstan; My years of education; In the Ministry of Energy; Developing Almaty; Years of farewell to Kazakhstan; In exile; What does the future of Kazakhstan look like?; Annex A number of reflections on the future of Kazakhstan
330   $a"Like David, I am battling against a Goliath that has almost immeasurable means and powerful allies. I don´t think I can win, I just want to be heard. No dictatorship lasts forever, and if my contribution can sooner or later bring about its downfall, then I will have achieved what I set out to do."  The man waging this unequal war is Viktor Khrapunov. He used to be mayor of Almaty, Kazakhstan´s largest city, and the country´s Energy Minister before he was forced into exile. From Switzerland, where he now lives with his family, he brings charges against the rule of Nursultan Nazarbayev, which will soon reach its twenty-fifth year. Nazarbayev, initially welcomed as a young, dynamic president, has become a reckless and unpredictable dictator over the years. From the abusive privatization of the country´s mineral resources and thriving corruption to personal intrigues and the stone-cold elimination of political opponents?Khrapunov´s account of the criminal wheeling and dealing of this self-styled ´ruler of the nation´ tells it how it is.  Based on Khrapunov´s insider knowledge from the hallways of global power, his story is also a revelation of Western apathy towards a brutal dictatorial regime. This gripping autobiographical narrative helps the reader understand how Kazakhstan has developed politically from the collapse of the Soviet Union to the modern day, and how it can blossom into a democratic state.
606   $adictatorship
606   $ademocracy
606   $acollapse
615  4$adictatorship
615  4$ademocracy
615  4$acollapse
676   $a324.2092
700   $aKhrapunov$b Viktor$4aut$01837168
702   $aChallinger$b Nicki$4trl
801  0$bMiAaPQ
801  1$bMiAaPQ
801  2$bMiAaPQ
906   $aBOOK
912   $a9910966185303321
996   $aNazarbayev - Our Friend the Dictator$94415532
997   $aUNINA