Putin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia? (A Modern History of

Putin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia? (A Modern History of Russia)

The raging question in the world today is who is the real Vladimir Putin and what are his intentions. Karen Dawishaâ€™s brilliant Putinâ€™s Kleptocracy provides an answer, describing how Putin got to power, the cabal he brought with him, the billions they have looted, and his plan to restore the Greater Russia.

Russian scholar Dawisha describes and exposes the origins of Putinâ€™s kleptocratic regime. She presents extensive new evidence about the Putin circleâ€™s use of public positions for personal gain even before Putin became president in 2000. She documents the establishment of Bank Rossiya, now sanctioned by the US; the rise of the Ozero cooperative, founded by Putin and others who are now subject to visa bans and asset freezes; the links between Putin, Petromed, and â€œPutinâ€™s Palaceâ€ near Sochi; and the role of security officials from Putinâ€™s KGB days in Leningrad and Dresden, many of whom have maintained their contacts with Russian organized crime.

Putinâ€™s Kleptocracy is the result of years of research into the KGB and the various Russian crime syndicates. Dawishaâ€™s sources include Stasi archives; Russian insiders; investigative journalists in the US, Britain, Germany, Finland, France, and Italy; and Western officials who served in Moscow. Russian journalists wrote part of this story when the Russian media was still free. â€œMany of them died for this story, and their work has largely been scrubbed from the Internet, and even from Russian libraries,â€ Dawisha says. â€œBut some of that work remains.â€
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber illustrations
ReleaseDate 2015-09-22
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781476795201

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	illustrations
ReleaseDate	2015-09-22
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781476795201

Putin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia? (A Modern History of Russia)