Putin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia?

Published: Dec. 10, 2014, 5 p.m.

Hudson Institute's Kleptocracy Initiative (KI) hosted a discussion with Karen Dawisha on the origins of Russia's kleptocracy. Professor Dawisha exposes the origins of modern Russian corruption, presenting extensive new evidence about the links among ex-KGB officers, businessmen, and organized crime in the early 1990s before Putin became president.