The rise of the empire

The book "The Rise of the Empire" is the book that includes a collection of interviews by the famous American film director Oliver Stone with the Russian leader Vladimir Putin, translated by Farah Sharaf. In those dialogues, the two men delve into memories of Leningrad (Saint Petersburg), especially during childhood, marked by the tragedy of Putin's family losing his children during World War II and afterwards, working in the KGB, leading up to the collapse of the Soviet Union. Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American director and screenwriter, a three-time Oscar winner (two for directing and one for screenplay), known for criticizing American society and government policy. In 2006, he directed a film about the events of September 11, and he has directed many films such as Born on the Fourth of July and Fist. His latest significant documentary works include the series "The Untold History of the United States."