Putin's People

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Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West
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First edition
Author Catherine Belton
LanguageEnglish
Subject Geopolitics
Genre Nonfiction
PublishedJune 2020
Publisher HarperCollins
Publication placeUnited States
Media typeHardcover
Pages640
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.

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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, HarperCollins, the publisher of the book faced several libel lawsuits by Russian oligarchs Roman Abramovich (billionaire and owner of the Chelsea football club), Mikhail Fridman (co-owner of Alfa Group), Pyotr Aven (chairman of the board of directors of Alfa Bank), and Shalva Chigirinsky (businessman). [5]

These lawsuits were settled, and the book now includes a section regarding Abramovich's motivations to buy the Chelsea football club. [6]

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. ↑ J., Mathew (December 2020). "Intelligence in Public Media, Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took on the West" (PDF). Studies in Intelligence. 64 (4): 43–44. ISSN   1527-0874. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-21 – via Central Intelligence Agency.
  4. ↑ Szalai, Jennifer (2020-07-16). "'Putin's People' Documents the Ruthless and Relentless Reach of Kremlin Corruption". The New York Times. 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.
  6. ↑ "Client Challenge". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
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