Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took on the West
Description
This investigative account traces the rise of Vladimir Putin and the former KGB figures who reshaped post-Soviet Russia into a powerful network of political influence, state control, and immense private wealth. Drawing on extensive reporting and interviews with insiders, it explores the seizure of major industries, the creation of a new oligarch class, and the growing entanglement of organized crime and government. The narrative follows the movement of Russian money and influence from Moscow through London, Switzerland, and the United States, revealing how domestic power-building evolved into an international strategy. Compelling and deeply unsettling, the book examines corruption, authoritarianism, political repression, and the far-reaching consequences of Russia’s confrontation with the West.
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paperback
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published Jan 1, 2020
624 pages
ISBN: 9780374238711
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First Published
2020
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took on the West by Camilla Bartlett.