Putin’s Kleptocracy: A Series Profiling Russia’s Leader

Vladimir Putin, the leader of Russia for the last fifteen years, has handcrafted a completely unique, hybrid system of government: a capitalist dictatorship built on rampant criminality. Get a free Audiobook from : Subscribe to TDC: In this nine-part video series, I will share with you what I’ve learned researching Putin, mainly from the massively important book, Putin’s Kleptocracy, an impeccably researched investigation into how Putin became so powerful, written by foreign affairs professor Karen Dawisha. Like a prosecutor laying out the evidence against a mafia kingpin, Dawisha essentially makes the case that Putin is the world’s most successful criminal. Like our page on Facebook Join us on Google Follow us on Twitter All images and video clips under protection of Fair Use in US Copyright Law: Music: -“Extinction Level Event“ - Jingle Punks, YouTube -“Ether“ - Silent Partner, YouTube -“Warrior Strife“ - Jingle Punks, YouTube -“Lightless Dawn“ - Incompetech, -“Court and Page“ - Silent Partner, YouTube -“Variation on Egmont“ - Incompetech, -“The Drive“ - Kevin MacLeod, YouTube