Academy Award-winning Oliver Stone has written and directed over 25 feature films and 6 documentaries, among them some of the most influential and iconic films of the last decades. Some have been at deep odds with conventional myth-films such as Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, JFK, Natural Born Killers, Nixon, and Untold History of the United States.
“Oliver Stone’s unprecedented interviews with Vladimir Putin will
be a revelation to anyone influenced by the mass media’s years of
demonizing Russia’s leader. The discussions in this book range from
the personal to the political, from Russia to America, from
little-known episodes to today’s international headlines. The Putin
who emerges is deeply committed to Russia’s national interests, but
in ways that should make him America’s essential national security
partner—not, as is so often insisted, its ‘No. 1 enemy.’ Indeed,
anyone concerned by the many crises afflicting our world today
should seize this opportunity to hear directly from the most
consequential national leader of the early twenty-first century.”
—Stephen F. Cohen, Professor Emeritus of Russian Studies &
Politics, New York University and Princeton University
“A historic and immensely important series of interviews…The
central query in the Stone-Putin interviews is how matters [between
the US and Russia] devolved to the current state of tension, and
thus they are compelling as a key text for understanding this
dangerous time…a point of suspicion and hostility not witnessed
since the end of the Cold War…A rare candid glimpse into the mind
of the powerful, both the ruler and the artist.” —From the Foreword
by Robert Scheer, journalist and author of eight books, including
They Know Everything About You
“Oliver Stone’s The Putin Interviews is a desperately-needed
antidote to the anti-Russia hysteria gripping the US. When one
takes the opportunity to spend time with Vladimir Putin through the
interviews, one cannot help but see his humanity, intelligence, and
complete lack of antipathy towards the US. Indeed, Putin constantly
refers to the US as a ‘partner,’ and, in a humorous twist,
frequently chides Stone for being too critical of the United
States. After reading this book, one will wonder why we cannot view
Russia in turn as a partner and a friend, especially at a time when
our country is so in need of both.” —Daniel Kovalik, labor and
human rights lawyer and the author of The Plot to Scapegoat
Russia
Praise for Oliver Stone:
"An uncommonly eloquent and informed artist who doesn’t back down
from his opinions."—Miami Herald
"Stone’s work…does succeed in reorienting our perspective."—New
York Times
"[Oliver Stone has] seized the zeitgeist, drive then conversation,
inspired controversy."—Variety
"Remarkable."—Rotten Tomatoes
"Rabid gifts as a filmmaker."—Rolling Stone
“Oliver Stone’s unprecedented interviews with Vladimir Putin will
be a revelation to anyone influenced by the mass media’s years of
demonizing Russia’s leader. The discussions in this book range from
the personal to the political, from Russia to America, from
little-known episodes to today’s international headlines. The Putin
who emerges is deeply committed to Russia’s national interests, but
in ways that should make him America’s essential national security
partner—not, as is so often insisted, its ‘No. 1 enemy.’ Indeed,
anyone concerned by the many crises afflicting our world today
should seize this opportunity to hear directly from the most
consequential national leader of the early twenty-first century.”
—Stephen F. Cohen, Professor Emeritus of Russian Studies &
Politics, New York University and Princeton University
“A historic and immensely important series of interviews…The
central query in the Stone-Putin interviews is how matters [between
the US and Russia] devolved to the current state of tension, and
thus they are compelling as a key text for understanding this
dangerous time…a point of suspicion and hostility not witnessed
since the end of the Cold War…A rare candid glimpse into the mind
of the powerful, both the ruler and the artist.” —From the Foreword
by Robert Scheer, journalist and author of eight books, including
They Know Everything About You
“Oliver Stone’s The Putin Interviews is a desperately-needed
antidote to the anti-Russia hysteria gripping the US. When one
takes the opportunity to spend time with Vladimir Putin through the
interviews, one cannot help but see his humanity, intelligence, and
complete lack of antipathy towards the US. Indeed, Putin constantly
refers to the US as a ‘partner,’ and, in a humorous twist,
frequently chides Stone for being too critical of the United
States. After reading this book, one will wonder why we cannot view
Russia in turn as a partner and a friend, especially at a time when
our country is so in need of both.” —Daniel Kovalik, labor and
human rights lawyer and the author of The Plot to Scapegoat
Russia
Praise for Oliver Stone:
"An uncommonly eloquent and informed artist who doesn’t back down
from his opinions."—Miami Herald
"Stone’s work…does succeed in reorienting our perspective."—New
York Times
"[Oliver Stone has] seized the zeitgeist, drive then conversation,
inspired controversy."—Variety
"Remarkable."—Rotten Tomatoes
"Rabid gifts as a filmmaker."—Rolling Stone
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