Reddit reviews Putin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia?

http://www.amazon.com/Putins-Kleptocracy-Who-Owns-Russia/dp/1476795193

> Throw in a few career criminals, a healthy dose of alcoholic leadership, and some questionable advice from outside, and you've got the Russian federation.

I feel this is a common misconception about current Russia. What you must never forget is that Russia is run by KGB operatives, this is a fact. They want money, sure. They are criminals in all kinds of sense (stealing, murder, etc). However, they have bigger goals than money too (revanchist agenda, rebuilding soviet empire, making Russia great again - you name it). They are not just crooks, they are crooks with idea.

>. If you research this old scandal for a bit you might finally realise how much the USA pressures its client states, if things such as TPP etc aren't obvious enough for you - and in geopolitical matters this pressure is only larger.

What, that some Polish politicians don't like the balance of power between the US and Poland? You also don't have any understanding of what a client state is.

>That only ever happened under Stalin, for a fraction of the USSR's total existence, but the Western narrative is different, of course.

While it declined after Stalin, documents released under Glasnost show silencing of dissent continued after his death. No western narrative, just russian documents.

>Allow me to make a much more worthwhile recommendation to you - an entire book written by someone with an actual name - http://www.amazon.com/Manufacturing-Consent-Political-Economy-Media/dp/0375714499 .

And ignoring the argument/evidence. Evidently Dartmouth isn't a name. I mean, if we're linking books, you can try this one

Here: http://www.amazon.com/Putins-Kleptocracy-Who-Owns-Russia/dp/1476795193

Haven't read the book but listened to the interview with the author on PBS. Quite interesting.