TY - BOOK AU - Dawisha,Karen TI - Putin's kleptocracy: who owns Russia? SN - 9781476795201 (paperback) AV - 338 DK 510.766 D269p 2015 U1 - 947.0862 PY - 2015/// CY - New York PB - Simon & Schuster KW - Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, KW - Political corruption KW - Russia (Federation) KW - Racketeering KW - Corrupción política KW - Rusia (Federación) KW - Crimen organizado KW - Politics and government KW - 1991- KW - Política y gobierno N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The USSR at the moment of collapse The making of money and power : the establishment of Putin's Circle, from the KGB to St. Petersburg, 1985-1996 Putin in St. Petersburg, 1990-1996: accusations of illicit activities Putin in Moscow, 1996-1999 Putin prepares to take over: from Prime Minister to Acting President, December 1999-May 2000 The founding of the Putin System: his first hundred days and their consequences, May-August 2000 Russia, Putin, and the future of kleptocratic authoritarianism N2 - The raging question in the world today is who is the real Vladimir Putin and what are his intentions. Karen Dawisha's brilliant work 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 ER -