After the Ukraine war started, I went down a rabbit hole, reading books connected to Russia. I found the Kremlin mafia stories way more chilling than any fiction and kept on reading more. The ones that stood out were:
Putin's People Frozen Order by Bill Browder Red Notice by Bill Browder Red Roulette (on China) was also very interesting Inside the mind of Xi Jinping The lack of checks and balances in Russia and China make me glad that I live in a democracy, noisy and chaotic as it may be. Venky
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