Putin’s People : How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took on the West

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Author: Belton, Catherine

London, Greater London

Published on 15 April 2021 by HarperCollins Publishers (William Collins) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 640 pages
128 x 204 x 38 | 460g

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An outstanding expos of Putin and his criminal pals [A] long-awaited, must read book SUNDAY TIMES

Books about modern Russia abound Belton has surpassed them all. Her much-awaited book is the best and most important on modern Russia THE TIMES

A chilling and revelatory expose of the KGBs renaissance, Putins rise to power, and how Russian black cash is subverting the world.

In Putins 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 Putins people conducted their relentless seizure of private companies, took over the economy, siphoned billions, blurred the lines between organised crime and political powers, shut down opponents, and then used their riches and power to extend influence in the West.

In a story that ranges from Moscow to London, Switzerland and Trumps America, Putins People is a gripping and terrifying account of how hopes for the new Russia went astray, with stark consequences for its inhabitants and, increasingly, the world.

A fearless, fascinating account Reads at times like a John le Carr novel A groundbreaking and meticulously researched anatomy of the Putin regime, Beltons book shines a light on the pernicious threats Russian money and influence now pose to the west Guardian