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A review by rossbm
Kleptopia: How Dirty Money Is Conquering the World by Tom Burgis
3.0
(read as physical book)
What's it about?
It's a non-fiction book, written by a journalist, about dirty money that enters the West from the former Soviet Union. Focuses on Kazakhstan, specifically the oligarch Ablyazov, former owner of the BTA bank, and ENRC, a London listed resource company owned by the "Trio". Told chronologically, from 2008 to 2020.
What did I think?
I liked the book. It does a good job of exposing thing, even though it can be hard to keep track of all the different characters. Well researched. Would have liked if it had talked more about the big picture, rather than just being a narrative.
Crazy that the author was/is being sued by ENRC. To have a fair and free society, we need to support this kind of work.
What's it about?
It's a non-fiction book, written by a journalist, about dirty money that enters the West from the former Soviet Union. Focuses on Kazakhstan, specifically the oligarch Ablyazov, former owner of the BTA bank, and ENRC, a London listed resource company owned by the "Trio". Told chronologically, from 2008 to 2020.
What did I think?
I liked the book. It does a good job of exposing thing, even though it can be hard to keep track of all the different characters. Well researched. Would have liked if it had talked more about the big picture, rather than just being a narrative.
Crazy that the author was/is being sued by ENRC. To have a fair and free society, we need to support this kind of work.