A critical examination of Russia post break up. Kasparov looks briefly at the chaos of the Yeltsin period and then goes on to examine the rise of Putin and the full realization of the current pirate capitalism system - important moments, underlying causes, etc. He also looks at how Putin and the pirate system work to involve elites and leaders in other states, especially European, which undermines both the current more democratic systems in Germany and France, etc. and also undermines any criticism of the pirate capitalism system that Putin has set in place. A good bit of time is also spent examining the weak, even ingratiating response of the U.S., and especially the E.U., to the rise and extension of Putin's system of control.
Kasparov's goal is to raise the alarm about the growth and gradual advancement of this type of system - a system where ruling oligarchs take all and where the people of the country have no value, count for nothing. A system of pure material gain for the few.
This is a particularly chilling book when you consider current repressive trends in the U.S. and also the recent election cycle which elected an admirer of Putin.
An excellent look at what is sometimes referred to as an "alternate economic system of development".
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