Chicago Grognard

A subtle and insightful account of Putinism

Revisado: 06-14-24

I have been following Mr. Galeotti for some time and regularly listen to his podcast. I find his analysis of Putin’s Russia to be both rich and subtle. He poo-poos certain pieces of conventional wisdom held about today’s Russia while staying on the right side of history (pro-Ukraine and anti-Putin). That is he is not a professional controversialist like some who have crawled out of the woodwork since the Ukraine War exploded into its full form in February 2022. Galeotti and Arutinyan’s focus is organizational and neatly peels back the onion domes of the Kremlin showing the intricate and contradictory incentive structures Putin has put up in his quarter century of rule. As Galeotti admits, Y.V. Pregozhin was a deeply unpleasant man and Galeotti was reluctant to write about him. However, he and his wife decided that what a short biography of Pregozhin could illuminate is the workings of Putin’s Kremlin and the increasing pathologies of “late Putinism”. This is a really interesting and important account that should be read (or listened to) by anyone with an interest in international relations.

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