Catherine Belton

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About Catherine Belton

Catherine Belton is the former long-serving Moscow Correspondent for the Financial Times. She has previously reported on Russia for Moscow Times and Business Week. In 2008, she was shortlisted for Business Journalist of the year at the British Press Awards. She lives in London.

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Putin’s People: A Times Book of the Year 2021 – The Story of Russia’s History and Politics 02-Apr-2020

by Catherine Belton

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

‘An outstanding exposé of Putin and his criminal pals … [A] long-awaited, must read book’ SUNDAY TIMES

‘Books about modern Russia abound … Belton has surpassed them all. Her much-awaited book is the best and most important on modern Russia’ THE TIMES

A chilling and revelatory expose of the KGB’s renaissance, Putin’s rise to power, and how Russian black cash is subverting the world.

In Putin’s People, former Moscow correspondent and investigative journalist Catherine Belton reveals the untold story of how Vladimir Putin and his entourage of KGB men seized power in Russia and built a new league of oligarchs.

Through exclusive interviews with key inside players, Belton tells how Putin’s people conducted their relentless seizure of private companies, took over the economy, siphoned billions, blurred the lines between organised crime and political powers, shut down opponents, and then used their riches and power to extend influence in the West.

In a story that ranges from Moscow to London, Switzerland and Trump’s America, Putin’s People is a gripping and terrifying account of how hopes for the new Russia went astray, with stark consequences for its inhabitants and, increasingly, the world.

‘A fearless, fascinating account … Reads at times like a John le Carré novel … A groundbreaking and meticulously researched anatomy of the Putin regime, Belton’s book shines a light on the pernicious threats Russian money and influence now pose to the west’ Guardian

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Gli uomini di Putin (Italian Edition) 29-Oct-2020

by Catherine Belton

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L’interferenza nelle elezioni americane, il sostegno alle forze populiste in Italia e in tutta Europa, la guerra in Ucraina. Negli ultimi anni, la Russia di Vladimir Putin ha condotto una poderosa campagna per espandere la sua influenza e indebolire le istituzioni occidentali. Come è potuto accadere? E, soprattutto, chi si nasconde dietro questo piano ambizioso? Catherine Belton, giornalista investigativa già corrispondente da Mosca, racconta la storia segreta dell’ascesa al potere di Vladimir Putin e del ristretto gruppo di ex agenti del KGB che lo circonda. Studiando i meccanismi nascosti del Cremlino, la Belton ha scovato i personaggi chiave che hanno consentito a Putin di sostituire i magnati dell’era Eltsin con una nuova generazione di fedeli oligarchi, che hanno rovesciato l’economia e le leggi del loro paese e ne hanno ampliato l’influenza internazionale. Il risultato è un’inchiesta scottante la cui storia inizia durante il collasso dell’Unione Sovietica, quando una rete di agenti del KGB comincia a sottrarre miliardi di dollari dalle imprese statali per accumulare un bottino in Occidente. Putin e i suoi alleati hanno completato l’opera, confiscando aziende private, sopprimendo le voci dissidenti, sfumando i confini tra criminalità organizzata e potere politico, e avviando operazioni segrete per influenzare i governi stranieri. Da Mosca a Londra, dall’Italia all’America di Trump, l’indagine di Catherine Belton evidenzia i contatti e le pressioni, segue i fondi neri mascherati da accordi commerciali, rintraccia i beneficiari della fiducia di Putin e i suoi interlocutori, nel resoconto definitivo di come i progetti per la nuova Russia si siano estesi, con conseguenze ormai sul mondo intero.

“La Russia sta sostenendo il Front National in Francia, lo Jobbik in Ungheria, la Lega Nord e il Movimento Cinque Stelle in Italia. Stanno seguendo tutti questi partiti antisistema, di destra e di sinistra. Il loro obiettivo è quello di mirare ai paesi europei per indebolire la UE. È una cosa molto seria, per cui hanno speso molto tempo e denaro.” Michael Carpenter allora consigliere per la Russia del vicepresidente degli Stati Uniti Joe Biden, settembre 2015

“Il racconto definitivo dell’ascesa di Putin e della sua politica.” Anne Applebaum Premio Pulitzer 2004

“Il miglior libro degli ultimi trent’anni per capire Putin, le persone che lo circondano e la Russia contemporanea.” Peter Frankopan Financial Times

“Un’inchiesta che si legge come un romanzo di John le Carré e svela le minacce che il denaro e l’influenza russi pongono all’Occidente.” Daniel Beer The Guardian

“Il più importante libro sulla Russia moderna.” Ed ward Lucas The Times

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Les hommes de Poutine : Comment le KGB s'est emparé de la Russie avant de s'attaquer à l'Ouest (Géopolitique) (French Edition) 13-Jul-2022

by Catherine Belton

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« Un exposé exceptionnel sur Poutine et ses copains criminels… [Un] livre à lire absolument. » The Sunday Times
« Les livres sur la Russie moderne abondent… Belton les a tous dépassés. Son livre tant attendu est le meilleur et le plus important. » The Times

Le récit effrayant et révélateur de la renaissance du KGB, de la montée au pouvoir de Poutine et de la façon dont l’argent noir russe subvertit le monde.

Catherine Belton, ancienne correspondante à Moscou et journaliste d’investigation, révèle l’histoire inédite de la manière dont Vladimir Poutine et son entourage d’anciens du KGB ont pris le pouvoir en Russie.

À travers des entretiens exclusifs avec des acteurs clés repentis, Belton raconte comment cette ligue d’oligarques a mené sa saisie incessante d’entreprises privées ; pris le contrôle de l’économie ; siphonné des milliards ; brouillé les frontières entre le crime organisé, le système judiciaire et le pouvoir politique ; enfermé les opposants puis utilisé leurs richesses et leurs réseaux pour étendre son influence en Occident.

Dans une histoire qui va de Moscou à Londres, en passant par la Suisse et l’Amérique de Trump, Les hommes de Poutine est le récit captivant et terrifiant de la perte de l’espoir né après la fin de l’empire soviétique d’une nouvelle Russie, avec des conséquences dramatiques pour ses habitants et, aujourd’hui, pour le monde.

« Un récit intrépide et fascinant… Se lit parfois comme un roman de John le Carré…
Anatomie révolutionnaire et méticuleusement étudiée du régime de Poutine, le livre de Belton met en lumière les menaces pernicieuses que l’argent et l’influence russes font désormais peser sur l’Occident. » The Guardian

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‘An outstanding exposé of Putin and his criminal pals … [A] long-awaited, must read book’ SUNDAY TIMES

‘Books about modern Russia abound … Belton has surpassed them all. Her much-awaited book is the best and most important on modern Russia’ THE TIMES

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