Garry Kasparov's Ageing Process: A Look at the Legendary Chess Grandmaster's Growing Years

Susan: Well written and informative. Kasparov's choice of words can be very entertaining even though the subject matter isn't. Well worth the read.

Canada on Sep 08, 2023

Lena: This book is written by a Russian who wanted to live in 'free Russia' but couldn't. He explains the fall of Russia and how Putin and his people went on to annex Crimea. The book was published after Russia captured Crimea, but before the full-fledged war against Ukraine. Kasprov provides a good insight. Must read, especially for people who still support Russia.

India on Aug 26, 2023

Cool6six: Good read about a very bad man!!

Australia on Apr 09, 2023

Joeri: This is a must read. Especially for anyone not understanding the complexity of what is currently going on in Ukrain and Russia. It tells a dark tale on you-know-who. But it also puts correctly the blame to the West, who has been feeding off him for while they could profit from it. And now are about to pay the price. What also is incredible, is how this book was written ages ago, but kind of perfectly forecasts the recent history. Crazy.

Germany on Feb 21, 2023

Michael Jones: I love Russian history , and let’s face it Putin is trying to change it. I always take these things I read about people with a grain of salt. This man was very close to people at the top so I’m going to say that most of its true. Just my opinion. This opens one’s eyes to what is really going on in the east. Recommend to all of you interested in world events.

Canada on Dec 25, 2022

Charles Freedom Long: It may be because I read quite a bit of this book during the John McCain funeral events, but I found it both informative and depressing, though I did come away with a better understanding of events in Russia following the fall of the Berlin Wall and 2015, both the Russian and Western world's contribution to the rise of a kleptocratic dictatorship, and how easily that can happen.
Why? One of the quotes that sticks with me is: "We do know that the sooner Putin is gone, the better chance there is that the chaos and violence Boris [Nemstov] feared can be avoided. It is chance Russia and the world must take." Just substitute "Trump" for Putin and "America" for Russia. And in the same vein, try "Anti-modernity is a dangerous virus, and to remove a virus, a reboot or reset is not enough. We have to build a values-based system that is robust enough to resist the virus at home, smart enough to stop it before it spreads, and bold enough to eradicate it when it grows." And, "Like a weed, evil can be cut back but never entirely uprooted. It waits for its chance to spread through the cracks in our vigilance."
So what did I take away from this chess master's book? Just like a good chess...

United States on Sep 02, 2018

Steven Hildreth, Jr.: Garry Kasparov is world-renowned for his genius level-intellect, brought to the forefront when he became the world's youngest chess grandmaster during the 1980s. During that time, he also displayed signs of political activism, making statements that shocked his Soviet overlords.

Whether or not he knew that to be foreshadowing for his later life remains to be questioned, but as Kasparov transitioned from chess grandmaster to political activist, one topic slowly formed at the forefront of his mind: the danger that Vladimir Putin poses to the world.

In WINTER IS COMING, Kasparov makes it clear that he has no political biases towards American partisans, letting loose with both barrels on both Republican and Democratic politicians, as well as offering sparing praise to both. The crux of his argument is that the United States and Europe should have pushed the pace, held the Soviet Communist Party accountable for the atrocities it committed, and integrated morality and human rights into their foreign policy platform.

In that regard, he is particularly scathing of President Barack Obama's treatment of Putin, attempting to work kindly with Putin up until the 2014...

United States on May 10, 2018

lindaluane: Quote:
"“In my first years as an activist I often said that Putin was a Russian problem for Russians to solve, but that he would soon be a regional problem and then a global problem if his ambitions were ignored. This regrettable transformation has come to pass and lives are being lost because of it. It is cold comfort to be told ‘You were right!’. It is even less comforting when so little is being done to halt Putin’s aggression even now. What is the point of saying you should have listened and acted when you still aren’t listening and acting?” -- from Introduction to “Winter is Coming”

"According to author Garry Kasparov Western appeasers with names like Bush, Merkel, Major, Clinton, Chirac, Obama, Schroder, Berlusconi, Sarkozy have been playing ball with Russian President Vladimir Putin for 15 years now. During the term of his predecessor Boris Yeltsin there had been a short window of opportunity to introduce democratic reforms to Russia and Yeltsin’s efforts met with limited success. Unfortunately, aided and abetted by the aforementioned Western leaders Vladimir Putin has reversed course since 2000 and has fashioned a KGB police state with...

United States on Dec 11, 2016