fabulous insight

everyone needs to read or listen to this book!!!! Simultaneously fascinating and frightening. Russia's history keeps being repeated in different incarnations.

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An insider's view on Putin's world and values

This book is vital to understand how Putin ticks and why he does what he does. His past in the KGB is scrutinised and his connections are still being reflected in his politics and decisions as a president, especially his foreign policy. As further reading I'd suggest an in-depth analysis of NATO's eastward expansion after the end of the Cold War and the treaty between NATO and Russia in this regard.

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Russian Names unrecognisable

Again - so annoying! Why can‘t one find a reader who pronounces Russian names, places etc. correctly!

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Outstandingly researched

Gripping, fascinating very hard to put down. An excellent recount of organised global mobsterism and control

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Don't drink coffee and listen at the same time

every one should listen to this. if the West had lived up to its ideals
we would not be in this pickle right now. may be there is a lesson and some hope there.

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great and in detail account of modern day russia

This audio book really gives a great insight into the minds of the Russian leadership and political culture. Greatly helps understand the country and what it is and has been doing

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The voice

As others have noted, the recording artist’s voice is very wearing. A total lack of warmth or prosody. Others have noted the lacking Russian names pronunciation - I cannot comment as a non-Russian speaker, but was stunned to hear Thyssen said with English /th/. Really a glaring error that should have been caught by a sub editor.
Otherwise, the book itself is an extraordinary powerful piece of research and journalism and to be highly recommended. There is a danger that the frankly poor audible version will discourage listeners, when really the contents of why Putin/Kremlin criminals are so dangerous should be widely disseminated to the public.

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Great read

For anyone who's still struggling to understand the current world order and Putin's role in it

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On par with Bill Browder’s Red Alert, only even more frightening.

This is a really scary book, brilliantly researched. I just hope the author is safe from the Gangster State. The bottom line is: in 2020 KGB rules the world through a Byzantian network of intertwined money stolen from Russian resources, worth billons of $$$, aiding and abetting western politicians and mafia soft power that can probably never be undone. Shame the reader shouts the text at Kalashnikov speed - too fast to absorb all the details.

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Viel gelernt und gut erzählt

A truly eye-opening listening experience. Well told despite the challenge of explaining a very complicated system of power.

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