{"product_id":"putins-people-how-the-kgb-took-back-russia-and-then-took-on-the-west-paperback","title":"Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took on the West - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCatherine Belton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a best book of the year by \u003ci\u003eThe Economist \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman The \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003ePutin's People\u003c\/i\u003e] \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewill surely now become the definitive account of the rise of Putin and Putinism.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Anne Applebaum, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This riveting, immaculately researched book is arguably the best single volume written about Putin, the people around him and perhaps even about contemporary Russia itself in the past three decades.\" --Peter Frankopan, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInterference in American elections. The sponsorship of extremist politics in Europe. War in Ukraine. In recent years, Vladimir Putin's Russia has waged a concerted campaign to expand its influence and undermine Western institutions. But how and why did all this come about, and who has orchestrated it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePutin's People\u003c\/i\u003e, the investigative journalist and former Moscow correspondent Catherine Belton reveals the untold story of how Vladimir Putin and the small group of KGB men surrounding him rose to power and looted their country. Delving deep into the workings of Putin's Kremlin, Belton accesses key inside players to reveal how Putin replaced the freewheeling tycoons of the Yeltsin era with a new generation of loyal oligarchs, who in turn subverted Russia's economy and legal system and extended the Kremlin's reach into the United States and Europe. The result is a chilling and revelatory exposé of the KGB's revanche--a story that begins in the murk of the Soviet collapse, when networks of operatives were able to siphon billions of dollars out of state enterprises and move their spoils into the West. Putin and his allies subsequently completed the agenda, reasserting Russian power while taking control of the economy for themselves, suppressing independent voices, and launching covert influence operations abroad. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ranging from Moscow and London to Switzerland and Brooklyn's Brighton Beach--and assembling a colorful cast of characters to match--\u003ci\u003ePutin's People \u003c\/i\u003eis the definitive account of how hopes for the new Russia went astray, with stark consequences for its inhabitants and, increasingly, the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatherine Belton \u003c\/b\u003ereports on Russia for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. She worked from 2007 to 2013 as the Moscow correspondent for the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and in 2016 as the newspaper's legal correspondent. She has previously reported on Russia for \u003ci\u003eThe Moscow Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBusinessWeek\u003c\/i\u003e and served as an investigative correspondent for Reuters. In 2009, she was short-listed for the British Press Awards' Business and Finance Journalist of the Year prize. She lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 656\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978564567341,"sku":"9781250787323","price":22.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Z3FlTHhmUHJ6citwd2dTdTZqekhJUT09.webp?v=1775805843","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/putins-people-how-the-kgb-took-back-russia-and-then-took-on-the-west-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}