Download or read book Psychoanalytic Reflections on Vladimir Putin written by Richard Wood and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-04-03 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psychoanalytic Reflections on Vladimir Putin: The Cost of Malignant Leadership attempts to explore the core psychodynamics that appear to characterize Vladimir Putin’s presidency. Its contributors examine the nature of the leader-follower relationship, the costs of malignant leadership, and the larger historical context in which Putin’s presidency is unfolding. The sobering threat of nuclear war is considered. Finally, the viability and ethics of distance assessment are discussed. This book will be of great interest to psychoanalysts and to readers seeking to understand the complex dynamics of populist leadership.