{"product_id":"putins-kleptocracy-who-owns-russia","title":"Putin's Kleptocracy : Who Owns Russia?","description":"\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe raging question in the world today is who is the real Vladimir Putin and what are his intentions. Karen Dawishas brilliant \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePutins Kleptocracy\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRussian scholar Dawisha describes and exposes the origins of Putins kleptocratic regime. She presents extensive new evidence about the Putin circles use of public positions for personal gain even before Putin became president in 2000.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 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 Putins Palace near Sochi; and the role of security officials from Putins KGB days in Leningrad and Dresden, many of whom have maintained their contacts with Russian organized crime.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePutins Kleptocracy\u003c\/i\u003e is the result of years of research into the KGB and the various Russian crime syndicates. Dawishas 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.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Many of them died for this story, and their work has largely been scrubbed from the Internet, and even from Russian libraries, Dawisha says. But some of that work remains.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: Paperback \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Published: USA, 2015\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Publisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Pages: 464\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN 13:  9781476795201\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e ISBN 10: 1476795207\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Karen Dawisha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43558903283978,"sku":"","price":22.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/products\/9781476795201.jpg?v=1654688223","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/putins-kleptocracy-who-owns-russia","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}