PUTIN
A KGB spy rises from the ruins of the Soviet empire to crown himself Russia's modern autocrat.
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Chapters
19 total- 01Prologue
- 02Chapter One - Leningrad Boy
- 03Chapter Two - The KGB Mind
- 04Chapter Three - Dresden Falling
- 05Chapter Four - The Empire Dies
- 06Chapter Five - From Nobody to Kremlin
- 07Chapter Six - Year 2000
- 08Chapter Seven - The Oligarch War
- 09Chapter Eight - The Chechen Message
- 10Chapter Nine - Information Armor
- 11Chapter Ten - The Long Presidency
- 12Chapter Eleven - Crimea Is Ours
- 13Chapter Twelve - Syria and Smoke
- 14Chapter Thirteen - America, Hacked
- 15Chapter Fourteen - Navalny and the Poison
- 16Chapter Fifteen - The War That Broke the Myth
- 17Chapter Sixteen - The Last Circle
- 18Chapter Seventeen - The Cult of Stability
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PUTIN
PUTIN
The Spy Who Crowned Himself
by James Johnson
Dedication
To the survivors of history.
To those crushed by power, twisted by fear, or erased by silence.
And to the ones still brave enough to speak, resist, or remember.
This is for you.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
TO THE RUSSIAN journalists who told the truth anyway.
To the exiles, the leakers, the dissidents, and the fearless.
To the historians, reporters, and thinkers who helped decode the lie without becoming part of it.
And to everyone who lived under this man and made it out.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JJ IS THE author of over 300 books spanning history, biography, systems, science, culture, and truth. His work pulls back the curtain on how power actually works, and how it survives.
Whether it’s a nation, an empire, a CEO, or a single man with nuclear codes, his writing cuts through myth, fear, and noise to show what’s really happening.
He doesn’t write to impress you.
He writes so you can’t be lied to again.
COPYRIGHT
© 2026 JAMES JOHNSON. All rights reserved.
This book is a work of nonfiction. All events and individuals referenced are presented based on factual reporting, public records, sourced investigations, or direct historical documentation. While dialogue and tone are stylized for readability and narrative clarity, no fictional elements have been added to the account of Vladimir Putin’s life and career.
Any likeness to fictional works is coincidental. All public figures are referenced under fair use, nominative use, or public interest exceptions.
The author has no affiliations with the Russian government, intelligence services, or any political organizations. This is not an endorsement. It’s an autopsy.