Putin’s Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia?

Tales of corruption in Russia are nothing new. But in her new book, “Putin’s Kleptocracy,” Karen Dawisha connects the dots between government and private sector corruption and Vladimir Putin’s rapid rise to power, leading to the question, who owns Russia? That’s the focus of this edition of REWIND.

Tales of corruption in Russia are nothing new. But in her new book, “Putin’s Kleptocracy,” Karen Dawisha connects the dots between government and private sector corruption and Vladimir Putin’s rapid rise to power, leading to the question, who owns Russia? That’s the focus of this edition of REWIND.

Speakers
Karen Dawisha, Former Wilson Public Policy Scholar, Walter E. Havighurst Professor and Director, Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies, Miami University
Elizabeth A. Wood, Wilson Center Fellow, Professor of Russian and Soviet History, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
William Pomeranz, Deputy Director, Kennan Institute
 

Guests

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