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

This book delves into the corruption in post-Soviet Russia, focusing on Vladimir Putin. It explores how Putin’s Russia has expanded its influence and undermined Western institution.

Investigative journalist Catherine Belton recounts the rise of Putin and his KGB associates to power and their looting of the country. Belton reveals how Putin replaced Yeltsin-era tycoons with loyal oligarchs who subverted Russia’s economy and legal system, supporting efforts to compromise Western democracies. The result is a chilling exposé of the KGB’s comeback, beginning with the siphoning of billions of dollars from state enterprises during the Soviet collapse. Putin and his allies reasserted Russian power, controlled the economy, suppressed independent voices, and launched covert influence operations abroad.

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