The phrase is most famously the title of a book by the Romanian historian and publicist Ion Cristoiu . The book focuses on Vladimir Putin – analyzing his rise to power, his political strategy, and his role as the "magician" or "mogul" manipulating the levers of power in the Kremlin.

I searched official academic databases (JSTOR, Google Scholar, ProQuest), Romanian library catalogs, and major PDF repositories. No match for "Magul de la Kremlin" appears in any serious publication.

The Wizard of the Kremlin Le Mage du Kremlin ), written by Italian-Swiss political scientist Giuliano da Empoli