“KGB Capitalism”. That’s the term Catherine Belton uses to describe the entire system put in place by Vladimir Putin and his cronies who have been in power for more than 20 years in Russia, and which she says helped keep her in place. A mixture of mistrust of the West using its financial instruments Personal enrichment And Corrosion of Western Enemies. An ideology suis generis Rejects Soviet heritage while promoting “Cold War mentality”. A mindset that has no qualms about firing former partners if they become uncomfortable.
This is the main thesis of Putin’s men (ed. Ideias de Ler — Porto Editora), the Portuguese edition of Catherine Belton’s work, which arrived in Portugal this Thursday. A book that received rave reviews in the Anglo-Saxon world The Times Even called him “The Most Important Book of Modern Russia” -, but received a lawsuit in the British courts brought by Roman Abramovich against its author and international publisher.
Although the two sides have since reached a legal settlement, Belton has continued to refrain from criticism Abramovich. Evidence of this comes from his conversation with the Observer from London, where he didn’t shy away from the topic: “Three of his former business associates told me that Putin asked him to buy it [Chelsea] To gain that influence. I raised these allegations with his spokesperson and we have included his denial in the book. So I was very surprised when he was sued. To me, his connection to Putin is very clear.
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