Putin's People - How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took on the West (Broché)

The revelatory, must-read account of how Vladimir Putin and his KGB entourage amassed seemingly unstoppable power. Investigative journalist Catherine Belton traces how Putin's cronies relentlessly seized control of private companies, took over the economy, siphoned billions, blurred the lines between organised crime and political power, shut down their opponents and then used their riches and power to extend influence in the West.