Putin: his downfall and Russia's coming crash

Part one: The present as prologue. Arms and the man

Part two: Background check. The education of V.V. Putin ; Dresden

Part three: Ascent. Russia's fall, Putin's rise ; The Russia Putin inherited and its spiritual ills

Part four: Core issues. Oil : a wasting asset ; The heart of the matter : Ukraine

Part five: North- and eastward. Russia's Mecca : the Arctic ; Manifesting destiny : Asia

Part six: The twilight of paranoia. How Vladimir Putin learned to stop worrying and love the Internet

Part seven: The end and after. Russia without Putin, Putin without Russia.