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Intelligence SquaredCan Trump Deliver Peace in Ukraine? With Mark GaleottiOn today's episode we're joined by Mark Galeotti, security expert and author, to discuss Trump's recent efforts to reach a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. Galeotti speaks to Conor Boyle, Head of Programming at Intelligence Squared, about how Trump's strategy is different to previous U.S. administrations and whether security guarantees from Europe and the United States can really quell Putin';s imperial ambitions. Galeotti's new book is called Homo Criminalis: How Crime Organises The World and is available now from your local bookstore.
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2025-08-2427 min
Stop the WorldMark Galeotti on Trump, Putin, Zelenskyy and the European posseDonald Trump met with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, then with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington, then with a posse of European leaders who joined Zelenskyy as back up. Everyone was polite to one another, but as Russia expert Mark Galeotti reminds us on today’s episode, there were a lot of questions left unanswered.Mark, who hosts the popular podcast, In Moscow’s Shadows, says the best thing about the string of meetings over recent days was that it might kick start the hard work of proper, behind-the-scenes detailed negotiations, without which meetings of leaders aren’t going to adv...
2025-08-2053 min
Dictators v Democrats: Why We FightThe British Historian: Prof. Mark GaleottiIn this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, we’re joined by Professor Mark Galeotti, one of the world’s leading experts on modern Russia, for a sweeping conversation on authoritarianism, democracy, and the future of Putin’s regime.We explore:Why democracy failed in post-Soviet RussiaThe real legacy of Boris Yeltsin and the 1990sHow Putin rebuilt an authoritarian state with elite loyalty and public apathyRussia’s strategic culture and the "first punch" doctrineWhat comes after Putin—and how the war in Ukraine might endGrey zone warfare, gangsters as proxies, and Russia’s criminal statecraftHo...
2025-08-151h 13
Lessons Lost in TimeRussia’s Worldview “Forged in War” w/ Dr. Mark GaleottiRussia. The land of frozen winters, boiling tempers, and a history so thick with blood, betrayal, and bombast you could bottle it and sell it as a Molotov cocktail.This isn’t just a country. It’s a worldview forged in war, paranoia, and the long, unforgiving shadow of history. From the horsemen of the Mongol horde to the black leather coats of Stalin’s secret police, the Russian psyche has been shaped by centuries of siege. Real and imagined. Fortress mentality isn’t a strategy there. It’s a state of being.And yet, d...
2025-07-221h 09
Insider#246 Mark Galeotti: Kreml je feudální dvůr, Putin mezi svými nejbližšími buduje atmosféru chaosu, strachu a nepředvídatelnosti. Rusko nikdy nebude spojencem Západu.Odkaz na celý dílMark Galeotti je světově uznávaným expertem na Rusko a jeho vnitřní poměry, i když má několik let zákaz do země cestovat, stále si udržuje síť kontaktů. Je tak jeden z mála, kdo má představu, co se odehrává v okruhu Putinových blízkých.Probrali jsme historické důvody, proč se někdo jako Putin dostal v Rusku k moci a jak se mu podařilo stát se nenahraditelným až nesvrhnutelným. Zajímavá byla i debata o vztahu USA, Ruska, Číny a zbytku světa. Proč na oslavy...
2025-06-0224 min
The spiked podcastIs Putin in control? | Mark Galeotti
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Vladimir Putin is often said to have a tsar-like grip on Russia. He is apparently so powerful that he even has Donald Trump in his pocket. Here, historian and Russia expert Mark Galeotti – author of Forged in War – explains why Putin actually faces far greater challenges than the West seems to realise, from the internal threats to his rule to the...
2025-03-1931 min
Future DiscontinuousWhat does the fall of Assad mean for Russia, Mark Galeotti?Making sense of the current geopolitical moment is no easy undertaking. In the third episode of Future Discontinuous, hosts Misha Glenny and Eva Konzett invite prolific author, historian, and Russia expert Mark Galeotti on the podcast. Together with their guest, they try to illuminate the murky waters of Russia’s foreign policy, the repercussions of the power shifts in the Middle East on Putin’s strategy, and the broader security implications of Ukraine’s bid for NATO membership.Mark Galeotti is the director of the consultancy Mayak Intelligence and an Honorary Professor at University College London. A spec...
2024-12-1341 min
In Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows 177: Adaptation in Russia and UkrainePresident Zelensky's suggestion that military attempts to retake the occupied territories could be abandoned in return for rapid NATO membership for Ukraine does mark a change in tack. What is driving this political-diplomatic adaptation?And, in the second half, I draw on four books that speak in different ways to how Russia has managed (and sometimes failed) to adapt to the military and economic struggle, to bring them to this position.The books are:Christopher Lawrence, The Battle for Kyiv (Frontline, 2023)Mick Ryan, The War for Ukraine. Strategy and adaptation under...
2024-12-0150 min
Underworlds with Mark ShawDownfall: Prigozhin, Putin and the New Fight for the Future of Russia - Mark GaleottiRussia, the Wagner Group and the Fall of Yevgeny Prigozhin. In this episode, Mark sits down with Professor Mark Galeotti, to discuss his new book, co-authored with Anna Arutunyan, ‘Downfall: Prigozhin, Putin, and the new fight for the future of Russia’.The life of Yevgeny Prigozhin was nothing if not extraordinary. After an earlier stint in prison in Russia, he turned his hands to business, became a catering magnate, then a troll master, and finally the leader of the infamous Wagner PMC (Private Military Contractor). The actions of the Wagner Group in places like...
2024-10-2852 min
Keen On AmericaEpisode 2232: Mark Galeotti on whether Putin is a prisoner or a master of historyFrom the introduction of North Korean troops into the war in Ukraine to a budding friendship with Elon Musk, Putin continues to make strange headlines. The real question is whether Putin actually knows what he’s doing or if he, as a wannabe 21st century Russian Tsar, is subject to the same seemingly inevitable historical forces as the Tsars of yesteryear. As both a seasoned Putin watcher and the author of many books about Russia, Mark Galeotti is as well positioned as anyone to determined if Putin is a prisoner or a master of history. Churchill famously described Russia as...
2024-10-2555 min
Silicon Curtain521. Mark Galeotti - Russian Dissident Opposition Descends into Destructive Squabbles Struggles & BattlesGUEST: Mark Galeotti - historian, author, security expert and academic.
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2024-10-031h 07
The Global AgoraWhat kind of effect has the Kursk incursion on Putin's regime? Mark Galeotti explainsI don't think I need to introduce Mark Galeotti whose new book Downfall: Prigozhin, Putin, and the New Fight for the Future of Russia was just published and he is also a fellow podcaster so listen to his show In Moscow's Shadows. Mark is the director of the consultancy firm Mayak Intelligence, an Honorary Professor at UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies, and a Senior Associate Fellow at RUSI. It's great to have him back on my podcast, so we discussed what kind of effect the Kursk incursion has on Vladimir Putin's regime, what's next or the Russian war...
2024-08-2929 minStop the WorldNot just another conversation on Russia, with Mark GaleottiThis week on the pod, David Wroe interviews Russia expert Mark Galeotti. Mark is a renowned author of many books, including ‘We Need to Talk About Putin’ and ‘Downfall: Prigozhin, Putin, and the new fight for the future of Russia’, and host of the podcast ‘In Moscow’s Shadows’.
David asks Mark for an update on Russia’s war on Ukraine, whether time is on Ukraine or Russia’s side, the impacts of the war on Russia domestically and Putin’s hold on power. They also discuss the increase of Russia’s sabotage activities across Europe and the potential impacts...
2024-07-2648 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows 153: Geopolitics, Nepotism, Terror and Assassination... (all the nice things)A compilation of current issues, which will nonetheless somehow connect:The Trump-Biden debate: what does the Kremlin really want?Nepotism: why are the princelings returning to politics?Terrorism in Dagestan: what does it portend?Covert Ops: ought the West be in the assassination business?The Spectator piece I mentioned is here.Tickets for the 9 July book event in London I mention are available at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/russias-future-with-mark-galeotti-anna-arutunyan-hatchards-piccadilly-tickets-924326253707?aff=oddtdtcreatorThe podcast's corporate partner and sponsor is Conducttr, which provides...
2024-06-301h 01
Silicon Curtain443. Mark Galeotti - The Fall, Rise & Fall of One of the Most Dangerous Warlords in Russia and the World.GUEST: Mark Galeotti - historian, author, security expert and academic.
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Yevgeny Prigozhin emerged as one of the most dangerous warlords in the
world and as one of Vladimir Putin's chief rivals in Russia's tumultuous
political climate, exiled after leading Wagner's attempted coup and
killed in a mysterious plane crash. But what is the truth about this
enigmatic figure, his role in the war with Ukraine, and the chaos
unleashed across Russia by his turn against Putin? And, in the aftermath
of his death, what is next for Russia in the new stage of late Putinism
that Prigozhin's life...
2024-06-191h 07
Step Inside Your Ears To A Life-Enhancing Full Audiobook.Downfall: Prigozhin, Putin, and the new fight for the future of Russia by Anna Arutunyan, Mark GaleottiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/711751to listen full audiobooks.
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Brought to you by Penguin. Evgeny Prigozhin emerged as one of the most dangerous warlords in the world and as one of Vladimir Putin's chief rivals in Russia's tumultuous political climate, exiled after leading Wagner's attempted coup and killed in a mysterious plane crash. But what is the truth about this enigmatic figure, his role in...
2024-06-136h 03
Get Best Full Audiobooks in History, WorldDownfall: Prigozhin, Putin, and the new fight for the future of Russia by Anna Arutunyan, Mark GaleottiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/711751 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Downfall: Prigozhin, Putin, and the new fight for the future of Russia Author: Anna Arutunyan, Mark Galeotti Narrator: Mark Galeotti Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 3 minutes Release date: June 13, 2024 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Evgeny Prigozhin emerged as one of the most dangerous warlords in the world and as one of Vladimir Putin's chief rivals in Russia's tumultuous political climate, exiled after leading Wagner's attempted coup and killed in a mysterious plane crash. But what is the truth about this enigmatic figure, his role...
2024-06-1305 minGet Best Full Audiobooks in History, WorldDownfall: Prigozhin, Putin, and the new fight for the future of Russia by Anna Arutunyan, Mark GaleottiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/711751to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Downfall: Prigozhin, Putin, and the new fight for the future of Russia
Author: Anna Arutunyan, Mark Galeotti
Narrator: Mark Galeotti
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 3 minutes
Release date: June 13, 2024
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. Evgeny Prigozhin emerged as one of the most dangerous warlords in the world and as one of Vladimir Putin's chief rivals in Russia's tumultuous political climate, exiled after leading Wagner's attempted coup and killed in a mysterious plane crash. But what is the truth about this enigmatic figure, his role in...
2024-06-136h 03
Explore the Latest Free Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Law & PoliticsDownfall: Prigozhin, Putin, and the new fight for the future of Russia by Anna Arutunyan, Mark GaleottiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/711751 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Downfall: Prigozhin, Putin, and the new fight for the future of Russia Author: Anna Arutunyan, Mark Galeotti Narrator: Mark Galeotti Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 3 minutes Release date: June 13, 2024 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Evgeny Prigozhin emerged as one of the most dangerous warlords in the world and as one of Vladimir Putin's chief rivals in Russia's tumultuous political climate, exiled after leading Wagner's attempted coup and killed in a mysterious plane crash. But what is the truth about this enigmatic figure, his...
2024-06-1305 minExplore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Law & PoliticsDownfall: Prigozhin, Putin, and the new fight for the future of Russia by Anna Arutunyan, Mark GaleottiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/711751to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Downfall: Prigozhin, Putin, and the new fight for the future of Russia
Author: Anna Arutunyan, Mark Galeotti
Narrator: Mark Galeotti
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 3 minutes
Release date: June 13, 2024
Genres: Law & Politics
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. Evgeny Prigozhin emerged as one of the most dangerous warlords in the world and as one of Vladimir Putin's chief rivals in Russia's tumultuous political climate, exiled after leading Wagner's attempted coup and killed in a mysterious plane crash. But what is the truth about this enigmatic figure, his role...
2024-06-136h 03
the Best Audio Stories in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsDownfall: Prigozhin, Putin, and the new fight for the future of Russia by Anna Arutunyan, Mark GaleottiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/711751 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Downfall: Prigozhin, Putin, and the new fight for the future of Russia Author: Anna Arutunyan, Mark Galeotti Narrator: Mark Galeotti Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 3 minutes Release date: June 13, 2024 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Evgeny Prigozhin emerged as one of the most dangerous warlords in the world and as one of Vladimir Putin's chief rivals in Russia's tumultuous political climate, exiled after leading Wagner's attempted coup and killed in a mysterious plane crash. But what is the truth about this enigmatic...
2024-06-1305 minDiscover the Best Audio Stories in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsDownfall: Prigozhin, Putin, and the new fight for the future of Russia by Anna Arutunyan, Mark GaleottiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/711751to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Downfall: Prigozhin, Putin, and the new fight for the future of Russia
Author: Anna Arutunyan, Mark Galeotti
Narrator: Mark Galeotti
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 3 minutes
Release date: June 13, 2024
Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. Evgeny Prigozhin emerged as one of the most dangerous warlords in the world and as one of Vladimir Putin's chief rivals in Russia's tumultuous political climate, exiled after leading Wagner's attempted coup and killed in a mysterious plane crash. But what is the truth about this enigmatic figure...
2024-06-136h 03
Kreisky Forum TalksMark Galeotti: IN MOSCOW'S SHADOWSCathrin Kahlweit im Gespräch mit Mark Galeotti
IN MOSCOW’S SHADOWS
With the opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s death in prison, it is easy to see little hope in and for Russia. Certainly, these are difficult times, with the war in Ukraine showing no signs of abating, growing dangers of conflict everywhere from the Middle East to cyberspace, and Putin’s Russia increasingly looking more like the Soviet Union of the 1970s. In these circumstances, it is all the more important to try and understand not just how we got here, but the...
2024-04-091h 15
Silicon Curtain361. Mark Galeotti - The Russian Ways of War are as Likely to Bring Defeat as Victory History Suggests.GUEST: Mark Galeotti - historian, author, security expert and academic.
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Cornered like a rat, Vladimir Putin is more dangerous than ever. We want
his regime to be unstable, fragile, and collapsing – but 14 months of
war have shown it is remarkably resilient. We wanted the Russian people
to rise up against tyranny, but more than a million fled the country
instead. Analysts, politicians, and the media have been wrong about so
much when it comes to Russia. What are we still getting wrong.
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SPEAKER:
Mark Galeotti is an author and academic – by training an historian – but
in practice an int...
2024-03-091h 07
Ukraine: The Latest'Putin has become a caricature of himself’: Understanding Russia with Mark GaleottiDr Mark Galeotti is a leading expert on Russian history and security. He runs the influential and fascinating podcast and blog ‘In Moscow’s Shadows and is the Director of the consultancy firm Mayak Intelligence and also an Honorary Professor at UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies and a Senior Associate Fellow at RUSI.We wanted to hear from Galeotti himself about Russian society, politics and statecraft. Without further ado, here’s David Knowles' conversation.Listen to Mark Galeotti's podcast "In Moscow's Shadow": https://podfollow.com/1510124746Listen to The Telegraph's foreig...
2024-02-101h 00
Absorb The Full Audiobook That Keeps Story Seekers Hooked.Russia’s Wars in Chechnya by Mark GaleottiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/29144to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Russia’s Wars in Chechnya
Author: Mark Galeotti
Narrator: Jonathan Oliver
Format: mp3
Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins
Release date: 01-18-24
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 7 ratings
Genres: Russia
Publisher's Summary:
In this new edition of his popular 2014 work, Mark Galeotti traces the progress of the wars in Chechnya, from the initial Russian advance through to urban battles such as Grozny, and the prolonged guerrilla warfare in the mountainous regions. Bringing the book up to date, including a revised introduction and new content on the Kadyrovtsy’s role in Ru...
2024-01-183h 28
New Books in Ukrainian StudiesMark Galeotti, "Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine" (Bloomsbury, 2022)Mark Galeotti's book Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine (Bloomsbury, 2022) is a timely overview of the conflicts in which Russia has been involved since Vladimir Putin became prime minister and then president of Russia, from the First Chechen War to the two military incursions into Georgia, the annexation of Crimea and the eventual invasion of Ukraine itself. But it also looks more broadly at Putin's recreation of Russian military power and its expansion to include a range of new capabilities, from mercenaries to operatives in a relentless information war against Western powers. This is an engrossing strategic overview of a...
2023-05-051h 08
New Books in European PoliticsMark Galeotti, "Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine" (Bloomsbury, 2022)Mark Galeotti's book Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine (Bloomsbury, 2022) is a timely overview of the conflicts in which Russia has been involved since Vladimir Putin became prime minister and then president of Russia, from the First Chechen War to the two military incursions into Georgia, the annexation of Crimea and the eventual invasion of Ukraine itself. But it also looks more broadly at Putin's recreation of Russian military power and its expansion to include a range of new capabilities, from mercenaries to operatives in a relentless information war against Western powers. This is an engrossing strategic overview of a...
2023-05-051h 08
New Books in Russian and Eurasian StudiesMark Galeotti, "Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine" (Bloomsbury, 2022)Mark Galeotti's book Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine (Bloomsbury, 2022) is a timely overview of the conflicts in which Russia has been involved since Vladimir Putin became prime minister and then president of Russia, from the First Chechen War to the two military incursions into Georgia, the annexation of Crimea and the eventual invasion of Ukraine itself. But it also looks more broadly at Putin's recreation of Russian military power and its expansion to include a range of new capabilities, from mercenaries to operatives in a relentless information war against Western powers. This is an engrossing strategic overview of a...
2023-05-051h 08
New Books in World AffairsMark Galeotti, "Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine" (Bloomsbury, 2022)Mark Galeotti's book Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine (Bloomsbury, 2022) is a timely overview of the conflicts in which Russia has been involved since Vladimir Putin became prime minister and then president of Russia, from the First Chechen War to the two military incursions into Georgia, the annexation of Crimea and the eventual invasion of Ukraine itself. But it also looks more broadly at Putin's recreation of Russian military power and its expansion to include a range of new capabilities, from mercenaries to operatives in a relentless information war against Western powers. This is an engrossing strategic overview of a...
2023-05-051h 11
New Books in Political ScienceMark Galeotti, "Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine" (Bloomsbury, 2022)Mark Galeotti's book Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine (Bloomsbury, 2022) is a timely overview of the conflicts in which Russia has been involved since Vladimir Putin became prime minister and then president of Russia, from the First Chechen War to the two military incursions into Georgia, the annexation of Crimea and the eventual invasion of Ukraine itself. But it also looks more broadly at Putin's recreation of Russian military power and its expansion to include a range of new capabilities, from mercenaries to operatives in a relentless information war against Western powers. This is an engrossing strategic overview of a...
2023-05-051h 11
New Books in Eastern European StudiesMark Galeotti, "Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine" (Bloomsbury, 2022)Mark Galeotti's book Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine (Bloomsbury, 2022) is a timely overview of the conflicts in which Russia has been involved since Vladimir Putin became prime minister and then president of Russia, from the First Chechen War to the two military incursions into Georgia, the annexation of Crimea and the eventual invasion of Ukraine itself. But it also looks more broadly at Putin's recreation of Russian military power and its expansion to include a range of new capabilities, from mercenaries to operatives in a relentless information war against Western powers. This is an engrossing strategic overview of a...
2023-05-051h 11
New Books in Military HistoryMark Galeotti, "Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine" (Bloomsbury, 2022)Mark Galeotti's book Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine (Bloomsbury, 2022) is a timely overview of the conflicts in which Russia has been involved since Vladimir Putin became prime minister and then president of Russia, from the First Chechen War to the two military incursions into Georgia, the annexation of Crimea and the eventual invasion of Ukraine itself. But it also looks more broadly at Putin's recreation of Russian military power and its expansion to include a range of new capabilities, from mercenaries to operatives in a relentless information war against Western powers. This is an engrossing strategic overview of a...
2023-05-051h 11
War BooksRussia's Modern Wars – Vladimir Putin – Mark GaleottiEp 017 - Nonfiction. “Ukraine is very different from all the other wars... it’s one in which Putin involves himself much more personally.” Mark Galeotti demystifies Russia's wars since the 1990s & discusses his incredible new book, "Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine."Support local bookstores & buy Mark’s book here:https://bookshop.org/a/92235/9781472847546Subscribe to the War Books podcast here:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@warbookspodcastApple: https://apple.co/3FP4ULbSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3kP9scZFollow t...
2023-05-011h 09
Silicon CurtainMark Galeotti - Russia has Defied Predictions of Analysts and Media. What are we Still Getting WrongCornered like a rat, Vladimir Putin is more dangerous than ever. We want
his regime to be unstable, fragile, and collapsing – but 14 months of
war have shown it is remarkably resilient. We wanted the Russian people
to rise up against tyranny, but more than a million fled the country
instead. Analysts, politicians, and the media have been wrong about so
much when it comes to Russia. What are we still getting wrong.
Mark Galeotti is an author and academic – by training an historian – but
in practice an interdisciplinary scholar with interests encompassing
politics, criminology, security studies, international relations, and
anthro...
2023-04-251h 14
History Nerds UnitedMark Galeotti on Russia, Putin, and the Future of the Ukraine WarSend us a textLet's talk Russia! Russia expert (among other things) and author Mark Galeotti joins us to talk his book, Putin's Wars, why the Ukraine War is going the way it is, and how much vodka is too much vodka. You're going to love it. Come listen!Buy Putin's WarsCheck out Mark's blogSupport the show
2023-03-0837 min
The Hindu On BooksMark Galeotti on the attack on terrorism in Chechnya amid the post-Soviet chaos to the invasion of UkraineIn over more than 30 books about Russia, author Mark Galeotti has uncovered and explained the factors behind the rise of President Vladimir Putin, and his remarkable successes in wars, ranging from the attack on terrorism in Chechnya amid the post-Soviet chaos to the invasion of Ukraine last February. His latest book Putin’s Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine follows a prescient 2019 book, We Need to Talk About Putin: How the West Gets Him Wrong, on why the world should have paid more attention to Moscow’s moves in the past few years.Guest: Mark GaleottiHost: S...
2023-01-0732 min
Silicon CurtainMark Galeotti - Criminality, Conflict and Deception: Russia's Hybrid Warfare Transforms to Total WarThe invasion of Crimea and the Donbas in 2014 has now been overshadowed by the full-scale war across Ukraine. But understanding the shadowy and obscure ways in which the conflict began and developed prior to 2022 may help to highlight potential risks for a post-conflict order. Russia’s hybrid warfare strategy may have played a leading role in igniting and fuelling the conflict, but crime and insurgency are intimately interconnected in the Kremlin playbook. The boundaries between mafia criminality, the security forces and government are hopelessly blurred in Russia, and nowhere more so than in the occupied territories of Ukraine. The Kremlin is...
2023-01-041h 04
World Review from the New StatesmanHow Putin fights wars, with Mark GaleottiAhead of the publication of his new book, Putin’s Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine, the political scientist Mark Galeotti speaks to Ido Vock about how Vladimir Putin views his right to wage war, Russia's military tactics, and why Ukraine is proving a much tougher battle for the regime. Read more: Rachel Clarke on a night in a Kyiv bunker, palliative care in a war zone, and another chance for Jeremy Hunt Lawrence Freedman on why Putin is counting on “dirty bombs” and dipping temperatures in Ukraine ...
2022-11-0731 min
On the Middle East with Amberin ZamanRussia's Vladimir Putin wants fellow strongman Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan to remain in power says Russia expert Mark GaleottiTurkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces the biggest challenge to his nearly two decades of uninterrupted rule as galloping inflation, a wilting national currency and resentment toward Syrian migrants sap his popularity — and one world leader is watching closely: Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Mark Galeotti, a London-based lecturer and writer on transnational crime in Russia and director of the consultancy Mayak Intelligence has studied Turkey's relations with Russia closely. He says that Putin understands and feels at ease with ruthlessly pragmatic strongmen like Erdogan being one himself and can overlook their quarrels in pursuit of Russia's interests, especially as it f...
2022-09-1526 min
It’s not that simplePUTIN’S RUSSIA with Mark GaleottiWhat does Vladimir Putin want? What makes him so dangerous? How can he be fought? What role could countries like China play in solving the crisis of the Russian invasion of Ukraine? Are we on the brink of nuclear war? To answer these questions, Pedro Pinto interviews Mark Galeotti in this episode of “It’s Not That Simple”, a podcast by the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation.
A renowned author, speaker and professor at University College London, Mark Galeotti is an expert on Russian politics and Vladimir Putin, having authored several books on these topics. With a degree...
2022-07-2128 min
War in Ukraine: Update from Kyiv58. DEEP DIVE: Mark Galeotti on The Weaponisation of Everything - new ways of warfare, responses, Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and... the Gerasimov Doctrine (spoiler alert: Mark coined the term!)Mark Galeotti, director of Mayak Intelligence, honorary Professor at University College London, and senior associate fellow with the Royal United Services Institute, discusses new ways of warfare, responses, Putin's invasion of Ukraine ... and a fascinating story on the origin of The Gerasimov Doctrine (spoiler alert: Mark coined the term!).
Mark's blog and info on recent books: In Moscow's Shadows
Mark's podcast: In Moscow's Shadows
Mark's article on The Gerasimov Doctrine
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2022-06-2222 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows 65: Fabian Burkhardt on Russia's Elites, Coups and RumoursFor an experimental change in format, this episode is given over to a long conversation with Fabian Burkhardt of IOS-Regensburg, who works on Russian elites, institutions and authoritarian politics. He gives his sense on the state and loyalties of the elites, on the chances of any kind of palace coups, and the degree to which we are all flailing around in the fog of (info)war.As for relevant publications of Fabian's on the topic of the podcast: "Institutionalising Authoritarian Presidencies: Polymorphous Power and Russia’s Presidential Administration" , "Foolproofing Putinism", "The Fog of War and Power Dynamics in...
2022-04-221h 04
The Global AgoraMark Galeotti: The best what can Russia hope for in Ukraine is the Afghanistan scenarioThe number of casualties is growing as Russia wages its war in Ukraine. Will President Vladimir Putin escalate even further and why does he talk about nuclear weapons? I talked to Mark Galeotti who is, as his Twitter bio says, an analyst of murky topics from Russian politics to global crime. Dr. Galeotti is the director of the consultancy firm Mayak Intelligence. He is also an Honorary Professor at UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies and a Senior Associate Fellow at RUSI. His books include We Need To Talk About Putin and most recently The Weaponisation of Everything. He...
2022-02-2820 minWorld Review from the New StatesmanIs the war with Ukraine the beginning of the end for Putinism? With Mark GaleottiAs Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth day, the New Statesman’s Executive Editor, Foreign, Megan Gibson, interviews the Russian security expert, Mark Galeotti. Galeotti is an honorary professor at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, and the author of The Weaponisation of Everything and We Need to Talk About Putin: How the West Gets Him Wrong. The two discuss the latest developments of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, what miscalculations Vladimir Putin has made so far and why experts failed to predict the scale of the conflict. If you ha...
2022-02-2834 min
Begin Your Ears To A Edge-Of-Your-Seat Full Audiobook.The Weaponisation of Everything by Mark GaleottiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/164554to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Weaponisation of Everything
Author: Mark Galeotti
Narrator: Mark Galeotti
Format: mp3
Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
Release date: 02-15-22
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 89 ratings
Genres: Freedom & Security
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Hybrid war, grey-zone warfare, unrestricted war: Today, traditional conflict - fought with guns, bombs, and drones - has become too expensive to wage, too unpopular at home, and too difficult to manage. In an age when America threatens Europe with sanctions, and when China spends billions buying influence abroad, the world is heading for a new era of permanent...
2022-02-156h 48
Intelligence SquaredAdapting to the New World of War, with Mark GaleottiTraditional conflict – fought with guns, bombs, and drones – has become almost too expensive to wage, too unpopular at home, and too difficult to manage. So nations have innovated. Russia wages hybrid warfare on Ukraine. The US threatens Iran with further sanctions. China spends billions buying political influence abroad. The world seems to be heading for a new era of permanent low-level conflict, often unnoticed, undeclared and unending. Mark Galeotti is Honorary Professor at UCL and a specialist in politics, criminology, security studies, international relations and anthropology. His recent book, The Weaponisation of Everything, is a ground-breaking survey of this new way o...
2022-02-081h 02
Last Week on Earth with GARI#17 A Short History of Russia and Why It's Not Mordor with Mark GaleottiDr Mark Galeotti joins Last Week on Earth for a conversation on Russia. Galeotti, Director of the consultancy firm Mayak Intelligence, Honorary Professor at UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies and Senior Associate Fellow at RUSI, has spent the last 40 years researching Russian history and security issues. In the episode, he gives an introduction his latest book A Short History of Russia while sharing some short anecdotes from Russia's history, specifically about the character that is Peter the Great.Galeotti tells the history of modernisation in Russia and how different rulers have approached the subject, with...
2021-07-0248 min
World Focus from BrusselsRussia's history and Putin - Interview with Mark GaleottiRussia under the rule of Vladimir Putin and the complicated history of this vast country. This is the subject of my conversation with Mark Galeotti, the author of A Short History of Russia, We Need to Talk about Putin and several other books. Mark closely follows Russian politics and society and also has his own podcast: In Moscow's Shadows. We talk about challenging several myths about Russia and Putin and a range of other subjects.
2021-05-2436 min
Humanitas PodcastMark Galeotti în dialog cu Marian Voicu despre Putin și istoria RusieiO întâlnire cu istoricul britanic Mark Galeotti, expert în istoria modernă, politica și securitatea Rusiei, și jurnalistul Marian Voicu despre volumele „Hai să vorbim despre Putin! Ce nu înțelege Occidentul“ și „O scurtă istorie a Rusiei. De la cneazul Rurik la Vladimir Putin“, apărute în colecția Istorie a Editurii Humanitas.Cărțile sunt disponibile în librării și online pe #Libhumanitashttps://www.libhumanitas.ro/hai-sa-vorbim-despre-putin.htmlhttps://www.libhumanitas.ro/o-scurta-istorie-a-rusiei.htmlCine e de fapt Vladimir Putin? Ce vrea? Ce planuri are? S-a scris enorm despre Rusia de azi, însă Occidentul încă nu-l înțelege pe acest politician a cărui sferă de...
2021-04-201h 25The Global AgoraAfter the revealed attack in Czechia, how should the West react to Russia's GRU wet job unit?: My conversation with Mark GaleottiHello and welcome to the first episode of my new podcast the Global Agora. My name is Andrej Matišák, and I work as the deputy head of foreign desk in Slovak daily Pravda. My guest is Mark Galeotti. He is, as his Twitter bio says, an analyst of murky topics from Russian politics to global crime and his podcast is called in Moscow's shadows. Mark is an author of a number of books about Russia. Most recently We need to talk about Putin and A Short History of Russia.
And Russia is also again in the ne...
2021-04-1817 min
Coffee Talk PoliticsPutin's Russia with Mark Galeotti & Jacopo IacoboniGrab a coffee and get really comfortable for this absolutely fascinating account of Putin and his regime.I'm chatting with Prof Mark Galeotti takes us through various aspects of Putin's regime, his thinking and how he conducts his affairs. How do the Russians view him? What are his designs on the West? Spy stories, anecdotes on various key players in Putin's inner circle and much more. Jacopo Iacoboni, investigative journalist at La Stampa, reveals new info on Russian designs and operations in Italy under the Conte 1 & 2 governments.Prof Galeotti is the director of the consultancy firm Mayak Intelligence and his curr...
2021-04-091h 10
The Slavic ConnexionPoison, Prison, Protests: The Continued Saga of Alexei Navalny with Mark GaleottiOnce again, Dr. Mark Galeotti joins Matt to discuss yesterday's sentencing of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and what it means for Russia's short and long term future. Is this the end of the first installment of Navalny’s battle with the Kremlin, which peaked with his poisoning at the hands of the FSB in August 2020? Mark lays out Navalny’s possible next steps, and how the ongoing standoff in neighboring Belarus figures into these events. They also discussed Mark’s latest book, released just last week: A Short History of Russia. We hope you enjoy!!
For Galeot...
2021-02-0447 min
The Soundtrack to Your Imagination with Free AudiobookShort History of Russia Audiobook by Mark GaleottiListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 424473
Title: Short History of Russia
Author: Mark Galeotti
Narrator: Mark Galeotti
Format: Unabridged
Length: 04:50:56
Language: English
Release date: 01-28-21
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: History, World, Russia
Summary:
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Can anyone truly understand Russia? Let one of the world's leading experts show you how, using the fascinating history of a nation to illuminate its future.
Russia is a country with no natural borders, no single ethnos, no true central identity. At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, it is everyones other. And yet...
2021-01-284h 50
Listen To The Unforgettable Full Audiobook Experience!A Short History of Russia by Mark GaleottiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/424473to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Short History of Russia
Author: Mark Galeotti
Narrator: Mark Galeotti
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 50 minutes
Release date: January 28, 2021
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. Can anyone truly understand Russia? Let one of the world's leading experts show you how, using the fascinating history of a nation to illuminate its future. Russia is a country with no natural borders, no single ethnos, no true central identity. At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, it...
2021-01-284h 50
Listen to the Best Full Audiobooks in History, WorldA Short History of Russia by Mark GaleottiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/424473 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Short History of Russia Author: Mark Galeotti Narrator: Mark Galeotti Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 28, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Can anyone truly understand Russia? Let one of the world's leading experts show you how, using the fascinating history of a nation to illuminate its future. Russia is a country with no natural borders, no single ethnos, no true central identity. At the crossroads of Europe and Asia...
2021-01-2805 minListen to the Best Full Audiobooks in History, WorldA Short History of Russia by Mark GaleottiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/424473to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Short History of Russia
Author: Mark Galeotti
Narrator: Mark Galeotti
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 50 minutes
Release date: January 28, 2021
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. Can anyone truly understand Russia? Let one of the world's leading experts show you how, using the fascinating history of a nation to illuminate its future. Russia is a country with no natural borders, no single ethnos, no true central identity. At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, it...
2021-01-284h 50
Escape To A Powerful Full Audiobook On Your Commute.A Short History of Russia by Mark GaleottiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/29129to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Short History of Russia
Author: Mark Galeotti
Narrator: Mark Galeotti
Format: mp3
Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
Release date: 01-28-21
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 11 ratings
Genres: Russia
Publisher's Summary:
Russia is a country with no natural borders, no single ethnos, no true central identity. At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, it is everyone’s ‘other’. And yet it is one of the most powerful nations on earth, a master game-player on the global stage with a rich history of war and peace, poets and revolutionaries.
2021-01-284h 50In Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows 17: Russian Gangsters; and Kadyrov and Captain AmericaAn introduction to the Russian underworld and, especially, three problematic concepts - the 'honest thief,' the 'thieves' world' and the 'mafia state' - to kick off a series of segments about aspects of Russian criminality. And in the second part, why the rest of Russia doesn't share Ramzan Kadyrov's hostility to Captain America.You can also follow my blog, In Moscow's Shadows, and become one of the podcast's supporting Patrons and gain question-asking rights and access to exclusive extra materials right here. Support the show
2020-11-2230 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows 16: The Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR): and Is Putin Ill? (Spoiler: Probably Not)After a few very brief observations on the US elections and the implications of a Biden presidency, a look at the SVR, its operations, role, culture and political ambitions of its director, Sergei Naryshkin (which I also discuss here). Then, in the second part, I take apart the rumours about Putin's supposed imminent resignation for reasons of ill-health - and muse on why we still have to listen to silly rumours.You can also follow my blog, In Moscow's Shadows, and become one of the podcast's supporting Patrons and gain question-asking rights and access to exclusive extra...
2020-11-0839 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows Cellcast: 1 November 2020: Five Things Bugging Me in Western Russia CoverageAnother short 'cellcast', going out directly to my Patrons, and to everyone else a week later.A rant, plain and simple. Sparked by the article 'The Narcissism of The New York Times’ Foreign Coverage' in the magazine The Tablet (you can read it here), I grumble intemperately about Western - and yes, primarily US - coverage of Russia. That's certainly not to say all US coverage of Russia is problematic, nor that the pathologies I talk about are exclusively American. But still...You can also follow my blog, In Moscow's Shadows, and become one of th...
2020-11-0816 min
Svenska säkerhetspoddenMark Galeotti on the Russian Security MachineIn this episode we interview Mark Galeotti a leading expert on Russia, Russian organised crime, and Russian security. Galeotti is Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London, Honorary Professor at the University College London, and director of the consultancy Mayak Intelligence. He has authored a large number of books, including “The Vory: Russia’s Super Mafia” published by Yale University Press and “We need to talk about Putin: How the West gets him wrong” published by Penguin. Galeotti takes us on a tour de force — including what makes Russia’s leadership tick, “active...
2020-11-0649 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows 15: In conversation with Anna Arutunyan, on sanctions, calling Putin's bluff, and various bunches of guysIn the first In Moscow's Shadows to have a guest, I talk to Anna Arutunyan, analyst and writer on Russia (her The Putin's Mystique is well worth a read if you don't already know it) on her recent article in Foreign Affairs (here) on Russia's proposed anti-interference pact, and the question of sanctions and command and control of Moscow's meddling in general. In the second part, we talk about her new book project, on Russia's war in the Donbas and the challenge of balancing what is Kremlin policy and what it initiative on the ground.Sadly, sound...
2020-10-2441 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows 14: The Kremlin, Will and Empire; and, A Fistful of Books #1Russia has long considered the so-called 'Near Abroad' of post-Soviet states to be its sphere of influence. But does it really have the will to assert hegemony? I'd suggest that it does not, in a whistle-stop tour from Belarus to Central Asia.In the second part, I look at some books that are new, or new to me, and think are worth highlighting:Tom Burgis, Kleptopia (William Collins, 2020)Gordon Corera, Spies Among Us (William Collins, 2020)Martyn Whittock, The Secret History of Soviet Russia's Police State (Robinson, 2020)James Pearce, The Use of History in Putin's Russia (Vernon...
2020-10-1038 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows Cellcast: 29 September 2020: A Week in the life of Sergei NaryshkinSergei Naryshkin, the director of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) and chair of the Russian Historical Society, has been a busy man this past week, involving himself in everything from Belarus to Medieval Tula (and schmoozing with Putin's ex-bodyguard in the process). Why the sudden desire to be in the media? Generally, when people like Naryshkin lay out their stall, it's because they think there's a reason.A short 'cellcast' which went out to Patrons on 29 September, and publicly a week later.You can also follow my blog, In Moscow's Shadows, and become one of...
2020-10-0609 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows 13: The GRU, and why is it so hard to leave Putin?I take a general look at Russian military intelligence, the fearsome GRU (OK, GU for purists), what it is and does and what it isn't and doesn't...And in the second part, I consider why it seems so hard for some people - Surkov, Levrov, and others - to leave government service. Why is it so hard to say goodbye?You can also follow my blog, In Moscow's Shadows, and become one of the podcast's supporting Patrons and gain question-asking rights and access to exclusive extra materials right here. Support t...
2020-09-2634 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows Cellcast: 19 September 2020: Questioning Less about NavalnyA short cellcast 'mini-podcast' released in this case simultaneously to Patrons and publicly. Recording this was, frankly, triggered by exasperation that so many were leaping aboard the 'Question More' bandwagon about the Navalny poisoning and following in the twisty and toxic trail of the Russian state propagandists in desperately trying to poke holes in the story rather than accepting that sometimes the truth really is as it seems to be. On a personal note, yes, we need always to be careful and inquiring consumers of the official line, but the eagerness with which some have sought to...
2020-09-1914 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows 12: Drift in Russian Politics and the Decay of the 'Hybrid Regime'; on Cheating, in dissertations, politics and the underworldWhat is going on with Putin and his regime? Less of a distinct answer to that question, and more a pondering of what we can read into the mishandling of a series of recent events, from the Navalny poisoning to Belarus, I discuss why I think Russia is likely at a crossroads, but one where I am unsure where the roads necessarily lead...And after the break, I riff off the widespread practice of plagiarising dissertations and consider where it came from and what wider lessons one can learn. What links Putin's Candidate of Science thesis, the...
2020-09-1227 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows Cellcast: 6 September 2020: Belarus's StrongmenReleased on 6 September to Patrons, public release later. A snapshot of the three key figures within Belarus's security structures: the new head of the KGB, the Interior Minister and the (newish) Defence MinisterSupport the show
2020-09-1212 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows 11: On Power and its perceived absence: the National Guard, the European UnionTrying (it turns out in vain) to avoid the present inevitable concentration on Navalny and Belarus, I discuss two forms of power. What the creation and current role, status and business activities of the National Guard tell us about Russian politics (and economics). And, in response to questions from Patron Callum Christie, quite why the Kremlin is so determined to believe the EU has no real power, no real relevance, maybe even no real existence...You can also follow my blog, In Moscow's Shadows, and become one of the podcast's supporting Patrons and gain question-asking rights and...
2020-08-3026 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows Cellcast: 22 August 2020: #NavalnyWhat makes Alexei Navalny so dangerous for Putin's regime? This short 'cellcast' was provided to patrons of the podcast (https://www.patreon.com/join/InMoscowsShadows) on 22 August 2020, and general access a week later.Support the show
2020-08-2909 minThe Slavic Connexion"In Moscow's Shadows" with Dr. Mark GaleottiIn this episode, Matt spoke with Dr. Mark Galeotti about the pressing issues of the day in Eurasia: the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the ongoing protests in the far-eastern city of Khabarovsk, and the Kremlin's view on the post-election crisis in Belarus. Using his keen understanding of the Kremlin's decision-making process, Dr. Galeotti, creator of the blog and podcast "In Moscow's Shadow", provides a number of timely insights for our listeners. We eagerly await your feedback!
Check out Dr. Galeotti's latest book here: https://www.amazon.com/We-Need-Talk-About-Putin/dp/1529103592/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords...
2020-08-2442 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows Cellcast: 19 August 2020: Belarus, Russia and the Information WarRumours abound amidst the Belarusian revolution. Why do I think that's a particular problem now? Because, as it looks like the revolution is moving from its protest to politics phase, the scope for information operations on every side gets all the greater - and their potential impact all the more dangerous.The Raam op Rusland article I mention is here.This is one of the short 'cellcasts' offered as an early bonus for Patrons of the podcast (www.patreon.com/inmoscowsshadows) and usually released publicly a week later. However, given the situation I'm issuing it...
2020-08-1910 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows Cellcast: 11 August 2020: Russia and BelarusBelarus is in turmoil. Why did Lukashenka award himself such an implausible 80% of the vote> How does Moscow see the current crisis, and what might it do about it? This is one of the short 'cellcasts' offered as an early bonus for Patrons of the podcast (www.patreon.com/inmoscowsshadows) and usually released publicly a week later. However, given the situation, and at the suggestion of several public-spirited Patrons, I'm issuing it early...Support the show
2020-08-1310 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows 10: Russian Influence, Soft Power and Dark PowerThe release of a long-awaited report on Russian influence in the UK provides a chance to look at why Moscow tries - and often fails - to exert influence, and why the Kremlin seems to default to aggressive, bullying words and deeds. Be warned, I spend more time on my soap box in this episode than I should.For my other writings on this report:'The weakness of the Russia report' - a quick response in The Spectator'The ISC’s Russia Report Offers More Critiques of the Intelligence Community than Solutions' a commentary for RU...
2020-08-0828 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows 9: Thrones of Bayonets (and hacking coronavirus research)There is more to Putin's regime than his capacity to threaten and unleash violence - but this is a crucial element, and as his legitimacy wanes, this may come to the fore. Thrones of bayonets are uncomfortable, though, and so today I consider the mood of the police and other security forces, and what scope the opposition may have in wooing, or at least neutralising them.In a short second part, I explain why I think the claims of hacking British and others' coronavirus research sounds wholly plausible.My article on the Khabarovsk protests in...
2020-07-2032 min
Power-Up With The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Eye-Opening!A Short History of Russia by Mark GaleottiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/28937to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Short History of Russia
Author: Mark Galeotti
Narrator: Mark Galeotti
Format: mp3
Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
Release date: 07-07-20
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 201 ratings
Genres: Russia
Publisher's Summary:
Russia is a country with no natural borders, no single ethnic group, no true central identity. At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, it has been subject to invasion by outsiders, from Vikings to Mongols, from Napoleon’s French to Hitler’s Germans. In order to forge an identity, it has mythologized its past to unite its people and to s...
2020-07-074h 50
Explore The Most Soul-Stirring Full Audiobook Today!A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin by Mark GaleottiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/419425to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin
Author: Mark Galeotti
Narrator: Mark Galeotti
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 50 minutes
Release date: July 7, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 2
Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
Publisher's Summary:
A Library Journal 2020 Title to Watch "Terrific - and an amazing achievement to cover so much ground in such a short and wonderfully readable book." -Peter Frankopan, bestselling author of The Silk Roads Russia’s epic and dramatic story told in an accessible, lively and...
2020-07-074h 50Embrace The Full Audiobook That Keeps Book-Lovers Hooked.A Short History of Russia by Mark GaleottiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/28937to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Short History of Russia
Author: Mark Galeotti
Narrator: Mark Galeotti
Format: mp3
Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
Release date: 07-07-20
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 201 ratings
Genres: Russia
Publisher's Summary:
Russia is a country with no natural borders, no single ethnic group, no true central identity. At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, it has been subject to invasion by outsiders, from Vikings to Mongols, from Napoleon’s French to Hitler’s Germans. In order to forge an identity, it has mythologized its past to unite its people and to s...
2020-07-074h 50
Find Best-Selling Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsA Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin by Mark GaleottiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/419425 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin Author: Mark Galeotti Narrator: Mark Galeotti Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 50 minutes Release date: July 7, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 2 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: A Library Journal 2020 Title to Watch "Terrific - and an amazing achievement to cover so much ground in such a short and wonderfully readable book." -Peter Frankopan, bestselling author of The Silk Roads Russia’s epic and dramatic story told in an accessible, live...
2020-07-0705 minFind Best-Selling Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsA Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin by Mark GaleottiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/419425to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin
Author: Mark Galeotti
Narrator: Mark Galeotti
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 50 minutes
Release date: July 7, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 2
Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
Publisher's Summary:
A Library Journal 2020 Title to Watch "Terrific - and an amazing achievement to cover so much ground in such a short and wonderfully readable book." -Peter Frankopan, bestselling author of The Silk Roads Russia’s epic and dramatic story told in an accessible, lively and...
2020-07-074h 50In Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows 8: Serebrennikov, Miniakhmetov and Set' and the 'Three Russias'The big story is the constitutional vote, but I honestly have nothing new to say about that, so instead I take three controversial court cases - Kirill Serebrennikov the director, Colonel Miniakhmetov the investigator, and the alleged (and unlikely) "terrorists" of the Set' (Network) group - and explore what they say about power and performative repression in Russia. Indeed, the 'Three Russias.'If anyone is interested, my take on the constitutional vote is in the Spectator here and on the Afghan bounty case in the Moscow Times here, while the Naked Pravda podcast I reference is...
2020-07-0527 min
bne IntelliNewsWoE: Putin’s referendum with Ben Noble and Mark GaleottiOn July 1 Russians will vote in a referendum to approve changes to the constitution that will reset the clock on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s term count to zero and so in effect allow him to stand for an extra two terms in office after his current term expires in 2024. He doesn't have to hold a referendum and there are several theories to explain what is going on. Some think that Putin was always intending to stay in office forever. Others argue that its all a ruse to prevent him becoming a lame duck and to head off a potentially da...
2020-06-2200 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows 7: Technocrats and Cultural Warriors, and Why I'd Vote No In the Constitutional PlebisciteHaving talked about Security Council secretary Patrushev in the last podcast, he and most of the other heads of the security agency chiefs suddenly seem uncharacteristically newsworthy - and they are playing one of two roles, either the trusty technocrat or the cultural warrior. Why so?If anyone is interested, the Patrushev article I cite is here and Putin's is here.You can also follow my blog, In Moscow's Shadows, and become one of the podcast's supporting Patrons and gain question-asking rights and access to exclusive extra materials right here. Support the show
2020-06-2224 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows 6: The Most Dangerous Man in RussiaWho could be the most dangerous man in Russia? A president? An ideologue? A kleptocrat? A gangster? None of those, in my opinion...If anyone is interested in the Argumenty i Fakty article I mention, it's here. In addition, a short paper I wrote on the Security Council is here.You can also follow my blog, In Moscow's Shadows, and become one of the podcast's supporting Patrons and gain question-asking rights and access to exclusive extra materials right here. Support the show
2020-06-1423 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows Cellcast: 7 June 2020: A Plot in Prague, The Murders That Weren'tWhat to make of the Czech Republic's bizarre 'ricin case' whereby a Russian diplomat was accused of being part of an assassination plot that turned out to be fake - but still got expelled? I honestly don't have the answer, but Patron Zuzana Ouhrabková asked for my take, so here it is...Support the show
2020-06-1409 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows 5: Disinformation (and deep-cover spies and Libya)Does Russia use disinformation as a weapon against the West? Yes. But is this a constant and carefully coordinated campaign? Not so much: this episode, I outline how I think this really works, and how the Kremlin's use of "narrative entrepreneurs" can and does backfire. Meanwhile, I keep hunting for the right metaphor...You can also follow my blog, In Moscow's Shadows, and become one of the podcast's supporting Patrons and gain question-asking rights and access to exclusive extra materials right here. Support the show
2020-06-0227 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows Cellcast: 25 May 2020: Gangsters, SMEs and Covid economic policyAs an extra initiative, I've decided from time to time to record very short 'cellcasts' riffing off some article or piece of news. They will go out to patrons right away, and more general access a week later. This one, from 25 May 2020, looks at yesterday's armed brawl in a southern Moscow courtyard and considers if it has implications for Russia's economic policy in the covid age. You can find a video of the brawl @ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/05/25/funeral-home-shootout-in-moscow-a70373 and, if you read Russian (or don't mind using Google Translate), there's a good piece in Komsomolskaya Pravda @ https://www...
2020-06-0106 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows 4: Vorontsov, Police Protests and Community Action (plus 'late Putinism', spooks and Western policy)Why should we care about police protests against the victimisation of an ex-cop activist? I suggest it says some interesting things about community and the protest habit in modern Russia. I also tackle another trio on patrons' questions: on "late Putinism," generational change in the security services, and Western policy...You can also follow my blog, In Moscow's Shadows, and become one of the podcast's supporting Patrons and gain question-asking rights and access to exclusive extra materials right here. Support the show
2020-05-1839 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows 3: Victory Day, National Myths and Patron's QuestionsWhat more can be said about Victory Day and how the Kremlin seeks to co-opt the myth and memory of the Great Patriotic War to its own purposes? I have a go. Also, Patron's questions answered, on China, cybercrime and the Paul Whelan affair.You can also follow my blog, In Moscow's Shadows, and become one of the podcast's supporting Patrons and gain question-asking rights and access to exclusive extra materials right here. Support the show
2020-05-0938 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows 2: Mishustin, Sechin, Institutional vs Personal PowerPrime Minister Mishustin is self-isolating with COVID-19 symptoms, and Andrei Belousov is standing in for him, But how does the prime minister really matter in a hyper-presidential system like Putin's Russia. In this episode I explore the power of the majordomo at the court of the tsar, and compare that with what Sechin's capacity to be the perennial bull in the Russian china shop shows us about the power of being one of Putin's trusted mates.Support the show
2020-05-0232 minIn Moscow's ShadowsIn Moscow's Shadows 1: Coronavirus, Sobyanin, Social Contracts and Big LenThe inaugural episode of the In Moscow's Shadows podcast, Mark Galeotti's rumination on all things Russia, past, present and future. This episode addresses the impact of COVID-19 and the federal government's unimpressive response, how this may affect the fortunes of Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin (and whether his trajectory may follow that of another Sergei), the social contract with the governors, and quite why Vladimir Putin has it in for Vladimir Lenin.You can also follow the IMS blog @ https://inmoscowsshadows.wordpress.com/, and Mark Galeotti on twitter (@MarkGaleotti) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/markgaleottionrussia/).
2020-04-2540 min
The Arts of Travel'Even a Bishop will Steal if he's Hungry ' - Dr. Mark Galeotti on the Vory- Russia's Super Mafia and the Future of Crime under CapitalismThis is one of our favorite conversations. Asia Art Tours spoke with Dr. Mark Galeotti. We discuss the dangerous and unprecedented access he gained for his book: The Vory- Russia's Super Mafia .
Our rich discussion will leave any listener with a much better understanding of crime and the Russian State. We discuss Putin as Russia's sheriff, How Yeltsin and Gorbachev opened a Pandora's Box of criminal activity by neoliberalizing their economy, and how the original revolutionaries of Russia- Lenin and Stalin- both sympathized and brutally utilized criminals for the benefits they offered state-craft.
We also talk about Tony Soprano.... it's...
2019-08-041h 19New Books in Russian and Eurasian StudiesMark Galeotti, “The Vory: Russia’s Super Mafia” (Yale UP, 2018)The Vory: Russia’s Super Mafia (Yale University Press, 2018) by Mark Galeotti is an engrossing read about a topic mainstream scholarship has largely ignored: Russia’s criminal underworld. With Galeotti as our guide, we delve into the colorful world of the vory v zakone or “thieves of the code,” with their flamboyant nicknames, esoteric rituals, and vibrant body tattoos, which Galeotti explains are very much a gangster’s CV.The Vory traces the development of the Russian underworld from the horse bandits and bank robbers of the nineteenth century, through the chaos of the Revolution and the Civil, when...
2019-06-101h 13
New Books in National SecurityMark Galeotti, “The Vory: Russia’s Super Mafia” (Yale UP, 2018)The Vory: Russia’s Super Mafia (Yale University Press, 2018) by Mark Galeotti is an engrossing read about a topic mainstream scholarship has largely ignored: Russia’s criminal underworld. With Galeotti as our guide, we delve into the colorful world of the vory v zakone or “thieves of the code,” with their flamboyant nicknames, esoteric rituals, and vibrant body tattoos, which Galeotti explains are very much a gangster’s CV.The Vory traces the development of the Russian underworld from the horse bandits and bank robbers of the nineteenth century, through the chaos of the Revolution and the Civil, when...
2019-06-101h 13
From Russia With NewsKim Jong Un rides armored train to Russia. And Mark Galeotti on Mueller, Ukraine and teaching in RussiaKim Jong Un arrived in Vladivostok on Wednesday for a three-day visit in an armored train. He was greeted with flowers, and bread and salt. We talk to Mikhail Korostikov, the Kommersant journalist who broke the news of the meeting about what the two leaders want from the summit.
Regular Moscow Times columnist and author of two new books, “We need to talk about Putin” and “Vory: Russia’s super mafia,” Mark Galeotti is in town. We speak to him about life after the Mueller report, the recent elections in Ukraine, and what it’s like teaching transnational crime at Russia’s mos...
2019-04-2600 min
The Russia GuyE58: Mark GaleottiKevin continues his interview series with professionals in the field of Russia expertise. Today's guest is Dr. Mark Galeotti, a senior researcher at the Institute of International Relations Prague and the coordinator of its Center for European Security. Check out Dr. Galeotti's latest book: “The Vory: Russia's Super Mafia,” released this May by Yale University Presshttps://www.amazon.com/Vory-Russias-Super-Mafia/dp/0300186827In this interview, Kevin asks Mark several big questions, like what are the most important developing events and stories in Russia today? Will Putin stick around past 2024? Should we keep thinking about the Krem...
2018-09-1846 min
Power-Up With The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Eye-Opening!The Vory by Mark GaleottiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/28472to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Vory
Author: Mark Galeotti
Narrator: Nigel Patterson
Format: mp3
Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
Release date: 05-22-18
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 354 ratings
Genres: Modern
Publisher's Summary:
Mark Galeotti is the go-to expert on organized crime in Russia, consulted by governments and police around the world. Now, Western listeners can explore the fascinating history of the vory v zakone, a group that has survived and thrived amid the changes brought on by Stalinism, the Cold War, the Afghan War, and the end of the Soviet experiment.
2018-05-2211h 27