Putin's People
by Catherine Belton · first published 2020
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A chilling and revelatory expose of the KGB's renaissance, Putin's rise to power, and how Russian black cash is subverting the world. In Putin's People, former Moscow correspondent and investigative journalist Catherine Belton reveals the untold story of how Vladimir Putin and his entourage of KGB men seized power in Russia and built a new league of oligarchs. Through exclusive interviews with key inside players, Belton tells how Putin's people conducted their relentless seizure of private companies, took over the economy, siphoned billions, blurred the lines between organized crime and politi
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For those interested in trying to understand more of the context of modern day Russia, and more particularly, Putin's rise to power, I highly recommend 3 books. 1) Catherine Belton: Putin's People https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VMZYK13/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?... 2) Bill Browder: Red Notice https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O30HFT2/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?... 3) Masha Gessen: Several books, but I particularly…
on “The Suspected Poisoning of Alexey Navalny, Putin’s Most Prominent Adversary” ↗According to the excellent book "Putin's people" by Catherine Belton the people who are running the show now were more aligned with the KGB rather than the party.
on “Media blackout after key witness against Assange admits lying” ↗This book seems to be very good, although I've only just started it. Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West by Catherine Belton https://www.amazon.com/Putins-People-Took-Back-Russia/dp/037...
on “Russia says Ukraine talks hit 'dead end', Poland warns of risk of war” ↗…interesting and frightening. He has been forged in a dark web of covert slush funds, power projection and kompramat. He was obviously very good at that game, and it continues today. EDIT: The book was "Putin's People" by Catherine Belton
on “Inside Putin's Circle” ↗