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- Narrated by: John Sweeney
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A gripping and explosive account of Vladimir Putin's tyranny, charting his rise from spy to tsar, exposing the events that led to his invasion of Ukraine and his assault on Europe.
In Killer in the Kremlin, award-winning journalist John Sweeney takes listeners from the heart of Putin's Russia to the killing fields of Chechnya, to the embattled cities of an invaded Ukraine.
In a disturbing exposé of Putin's sinister ambition, Sweeney draws on thirty years of his own reporting—from the Moscow apartment bombings to the atrocities committed by the Russian Army in Chechnya, to the annexation of Crimea and a confrontation with Putin over the shooting down of flight MH17—to understand the true extent of Putin's long war.
Drawing on eyewitness accounts and compelling testimony from those who have suffered at Putin's hand, we see the heroism of the Russian opposition, the bravery of the Ukrainian resistance, and the brutality with which the Kremlin responds to such acts of defiance, assassinating or locking away its critics, and stopping at nothing to achieve its imperialist aims.
In the midst of one of the darkest acts of aggression in modern history—Russia's invasion of Ukraine—this book shines a light on Putin's rule and poses urgent questions about how the world must respond.
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- François
- 2023-08-15
A profound analysis of the "Tsar of the zombies"
Sweeney takes us into a deep and often personal description from Putin's birth to the time of writing of this book. The author has been on the wannabe Tsar's case for over twenty years. Has interviewed him...and survived to tell the tale. Many weren't that lucky as you will learn among many, many other things. This very well researched book is worth every penny. It's an honor John to be one of your patreon supporters.
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- Daniel Cortez
- 2023-05-27
Putin - The Rat Tsar. Truly compelling insight!
Captivating... heartbreaking - 1st person, on-the-ground account of the destruction and devastation in the first months of Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
A truly compelling and uniquely insightful look into the truly heinous and soulless nature of a man history will surely remember as the Rat Tsar.
Highly recommended - even for those poor souls with their heads so profoundly lodged in Putin's figurative colon they no longer see the light of day. May this read be the metaphorical vitamin D you sorely lack. Cheers.
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- Anonymous User
- 2022-08-31
An insightful deep dive into current and past conflicts involving russia and the monster responsible for them
Well written and entertaining swim into the darkness of Putin’s Russia and how we got here
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- F150 Guy
- 2022-10-03
A background of Putin everyone should listen to
This book explains Putin in detail and explains why we are where we are with Russia and Ukraine today.
Putin is without question a war criminal. His depravity equals the worst of history. Stalin, Hitler, Tojo, Saddam Hussain, Kabuga and many others.
The story is told so well. Easy to listen to and John's way of reading his book is very engaging. He draws you in, no matter how nasty the tale.
The book not only is a detailed account of Putin's climb to power, his crimes to get there and his he governs but also an indictment of Western politicians. They ignored the facts in front of them. They knew and did nothing when they could have.
A must read.
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- Kevin D.
- 2022-11-18
Speculative and Shoddy
despite being a journalist, Sweeney prensents much speculative info as fact. it's a good story but much of it remains unproven. i would not recommend.
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