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A review by konvineo
Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West by Catherine Belton
3.0
2.5-3 stars
So this was super dense, and I'd be lying if I said that I didn't zone out in parts of the audiobook. I think it might be that the writing style just isn't for me, it feels kind of dry. That being said after reading I'm left thinking that people like Putin and the people around him make life really difficult and complicated for themselves. Imagine being at the top of Russia's system and schemes and having to keep track of large parts of the labyrinth fuckery going on.
I'm also surprised, but not really surprised that a bank from my country (Danske Bank) bought a russian bank, and then continued not to check on the movement of money... even though I think that they had to per the law in Denmark at the time. But I'm not entirely sure about the law thing, but still. Even if the world didn't know as much about how Russia operates at the time, I'd say there were enough clues to be a bit more vigilant.
So this was super dense, and I'd be lying if I said that I didn't zone out in parts of the audiobook. I think it might be that the writing style just isn't for me, it feels kind of dry. That being said after reading I'm left thinking that people like Putin and the people around him make life really difficult and complicated for themselves. Imagine being at the top of Russia's system and schemes and having to keep track of large parts of the labyrinth fuckery going on.
I'm also surprised, but not really surprised that a bank from my country (Danske Bank) bought a russian bank, and then continued not to check on the movement of money... even though I think that they had to per the law in Denmark at the time. But I'm not entirely sure about the law thing, but still. Even if the world didn't know as much about how Russia operates at the time, I'd say there were enough clues to be a bit more vigilant.