Putins People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and then Took on the West
Publishing Details
Putins People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and then Took on the West
By (Author) Catherine Belton
HarperCollins Publishers
William Collins
7th July 2021
15th April 2021
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Corruption in politics, government and society
Political leaders and leadership
Political oppression and persecution
Political economy
947.0864
Physical Properties
640
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 41mm
470g
Description
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
An outstanding expos of Putin and his criminal pals SUNDAY TIMES
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
Reviews
This is the most remarkable account so far of Putins rise Groundbreaking several hair-raising revelations Relentless and convincing. There are gobsmacking moments This is a superb book
OBSERVER
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
Modern Russia in full, horrifying technicolour 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, FINANCIAL TIMES
Books about modern Russia abound Belton has surpassed them all. Her much-awaited book is the best and most important on modern Russia. It benefits from a meticulous compilation of open sources, but also from the accounts of disillusioned Kremlin insiders, former business cronies and some remarkably candid people still high up in the system. The result is hair-raising.
THE TIMES
An outstanding expos of Putin and his criminal pals [A] long-awaited, must read book
SUNDAY TIMES
Arguably the biggest story of the 21st century so far. In forensically unravelling it, journalist Catherine Belton has done a great service, producing a book that western experts on modern Russia acknowledge as vital to our understanding of the Putin phenomenon
DAILY MAIL, BOOK OF THE WEEK
A serious, absolutely timely warning. No book has documented the Russian presidents leadership so indefatigably and compellingly
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Meticulously researched and superbly written; terrifying in its scope and utterly convincing in its argument The Putin book that we've been waiting for
OLIVER BULLOUGH
An extraordinarily important book
CHRIS PATTEN
Author Bio
Catherine Belton is the former long-serving Moscow Correspondent for the Financial Times. She has previously reported on Russia for Moscow Times and Business Week. In 2008, she was shortlisted for Business Journalist of the year at the British Press Awards. She lives in London.
