Karen Dawisha

The raging question in the world today is who is the real Vladimir Putin and what are his intentions. Karen Dawisha’s brilliant Putin’s Kleptocracy provides an answer, describing how Putin got to power, the cabal he brought with him, the billions they have looted, and his plan to restore the Greater Russia. Russian scholar Dawisha describes and exposes the origins of Putin’s kleptocratic regime. She presents extensive new evidence about the Putin circle’s use of public positions for personal gain even before Putin became president in 2000. She documents the establishment of Bank Rossiya, now sanctioned by the US; the rise of the Ozero cooperative, founded by Putin and others who are now subject to visa bans and asset freezes; the links between Putin, Petromed, and “Putin’s Palace” near Sochi; and the role of security officials from Putin’s KGB days in Leningrad and Dresden, many of whom have maintained their contacts with Russian organized crime. Putin’s Kleptocracy is the result of years of research into the KGB and the various Russian crime syndicates. Dawisha’s sources include Stasi archives; Russian insiders; investigative journalists in the US, Britain, Germany, Finland, France, and Italy; and Western officials who served in Moscow. Russian journalists wrote part of this story when the Russian media was still free. “Many of them died for this story, and their work has largely been scrubbed from the Internet, and even from Russian libraries,” Dawisha says. “But some of that work remains.”

Who Owns Russia?

Putin's Kleptocracy

S. Frederick Starr

First Published in 2015. The chapters in this text examine the foreign policies of Russia and other selected states of the former Soviet Union. Each chapter analyses the conduct of foreign policy with the context of each state's unique situation. While the authors look at different countries and subregions and analyse various policy factors and imperatives, they all tend to agree that at present no other power has more direct and substantial impact on the foreign policies and international relations of the region than Russia.

The International Politics of Eurasia: v. 5: State Building and Military Power in Russia and the New States of Eurasia

First Published in 1996. This ambitious ten-volume series develops a comprehensive analysis of the evolving world role of the post-Soviet successor states. Each volume considers a different factor influencing the relationship between internal politics and international relations in Russia and in the western and southern tiers of newly independent states. The contributors were chosen not only for their recognized expertise but also to ensure a stimulating diversity of perspectives and a dynamic mix of approaches. This is Volume 8 Economic Transition in Russia and the New States of Eurasia.

The International Politics of Eurasia: v. 8: Economic Transition in Russia and the New States of Eurasia

First Published in 2015. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

Volume 4: The Making of Foreign Policy in Russia and the New States of Eurasia

The International Politics of Eurasia

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

The International Politics of Eurasia: v. 9: The End of Empire? Comparative Perspectives on the Soviet Collapse

Soviet Foreign Policy Towards Egypt

In this revised second edition of this highly successful book, Karen Dawisha shows how the first five years of the Gorbachev era have affected the reform process in Eastern Europe.

Eastern Europe, Gorbachev, and Reform:The Great Challenge

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

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