Join us for an evening with Catherine Belton who will be discussing her critically acclaimed book Putin’s People. Catherine will be in conversation with Craig Kennedy, Chairman of the Pushkin House Board of Trustees.
In Putin’s People, former Moscow correspondent and investigative journalist Catherine Belton reveals the untold story of how Vladimir Putin and his entourage of KGB men seized power in Russia and built a new league of oligarchs.
Through exclusive interviews with key inside players, Belton tells how Putin’s people conducted their relentless seizure of private companies, took over the economy, siphoned billions, blurred the lines between organised crime and political powers, shut down opponents, and then used their riches and power to extend influence in the West.
In a story that ranges from Moscow to London, Switzerland and Trump’s America, Putin’s People is a gripping and terrifying account of how hopes for the new Russia went astray, with stark consequences for its inhabitants and, increasingly, the world.
Putin’s People is published by William Collins.
REVIEWS
‘‘Books about modern Russia abound … Belton has surpassed them all. Her much-awaited book is the best and most important on modern Russia’ - The Times
‘A fearless, fascinating account … Reads at times like a John le Carré novel … A groundbreaking and meticulously researched anatomy of the Putin regime, Belton’s book shines a light on the pernicious threats Russian money and influence now pose to the west’ - Guardian
‘Modern Russia in full, horrifying technicolour … this riveting, immaculately researched book is arguably the best single volume written about Putin, the people around him and perhaps even about contemporary Russia itself in the past three decades’ - Peter Frankopan, Financial Times
A serious, absolutely timely warning. No book has documented the Russian president’s leadership so indefatigably and compellingly’ - Daily Telegraph
‘Meticulously researched and superbly written; terrifying in its scope and utterly convincing in its argument … The Putin book that we've been waiting for’ - Oliver Bullough
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Catherine Belton is a former Moscow correspondent and investigative journalist. She worked from 2007-2013 as the Moscow correspondent for the Financial Times, and in 2016 as the newspaper's legal correspondent. She has previously reported on Russia for Moscow Times and Business Week.
Craig Kennedy is the Chairman of the Pushkin House Board of Trustees. Craig currently serves on the Advisory Board of Harvard University’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and is writing a book on the Russian oil industry in the 19th and 20th centuries.