Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West

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Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West
ISBN
978-0374238711

Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West is a book authored by Catherine Belton, former Moscow correspondent for the Financial Times.[1] The book discusses the rise to power of Vladimir Putin and the people around him. The publication of the book sparked a series of lawsuits by the individuals and organizations mentioned in it.

Background

The book was written by British journalist Catherine Belton, who was a Moscow correspondent for the Financial Times and lived in Russia for 16 years, where she met oligarchs, government officials, intelligence officers and Kremlin insiders.[2]

Reception

The book was reviewed by Matthew J. of

Office of the Director of National Intelligence in Studies in Intelligence, who stated, "On balance, this is a useful and thought-provoking book on the trajectory of post-Soviet Russia and the continued influence of the KGB inside the Kremlin."[3]

Writing for The New York Times, Jennifer Szalai in her review questions that, "to read this book is to wonder whether a cynicism has embedded itself so deeply into the Anglo-American political classes that even the incriminating information it documents won’t make an actionable difference."[4]

In March-April 2021,

Pyotr Aven (chairman of the board of directors of Alfa Bank), and Shalva Chigirinsky (businessman).[5]

References

  1. ^ "Putin's People: How the KGB took back Russia". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  2. ^ Amos, Howard. "How Putin and the KGB Took Control of Russia—and Duped the West". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  3. ISSN 1527-0874 – via Central Intelligence Agency
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  4. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  5. ^ "Два миллиардера и «Роснефть» подали в суд на издателя книги «Люди Путина»". РБК (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-05.
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