1899 FBF: Ben Mezrich - Dangerous Putin - Is Russia Living in a State of Crony Capitalism and Do Rich Russians Invest in the U.S.

Today's Flashback Friday is from episode 547, published last July 27 2015. Vladimir Putin's rise to the top is a Shakespearean drama. Putin the President was created by a group of wealthy businessmen to replace Boris Yeltsin. While believing they found a man who aligned with their own desires to keep the money at the top, Putin had different ideas. He successfully brought down elite families who disagreed with his politics. Russians embraced the leader and made him one of most popular Russian presidents of all time. Ben Mezrich shares his journey of writing his latest book, soon to be movie, Once Upon a Time in Russia. Key Takeaways: Jason's Editorial: 1:37 JHU live - Jason Hartman University Live 2:57 In beautiful Mission Valley San Diego on August 29th 4:31 In depth training on building your own portfolio 6:14 You'll get an official property acquisition checklist 7:13 Learn property portfolio planning 8:20 Early bird pricing until August 1st 10:31 Leave a review on iTunes and you get 30% discount on JHU 11:24 Inflation induced debt destruction Ben Mezrich Interview: 15:17 Many stories just kind of came to me 16:11 Misconceptions about Putin 16:40 Oligarchs miscalculated and created Putin by mistake 18:43 The Godfather of the Kremlin 19:21 Putin was an assistant KGB agent with average pay 21:23 The Russians love Putin and possibly some Ukrainians too 24:32 This story is a very Shakespearean drama 25:58 Warner Studio is making the movie 26:36 Putin may be around for a long time 28:18 Russia is in the midst of crony capitalism 29:38 Will Russia have a middle class in the future? 32:26 Yeltsin basically made the Oligarchs to fend off Communism 34:03 Was entering Ukraine an effort to recruit young people for Russia? 35:10 When oil prices go down the Russian economy suffers   Mentions: JasonHartman.com [email protected] Bringing Down the House The Accidental Billionaires Once Upon A Time in Russia @benmezrich     Follow Jason on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM & LINKEDIN Twitter.com/JasonHartmanROI Instagram.com/jasonhartman1/ Linkedin.com/in/jasonhartmaninvestor/ Call our Investment Counselors at: 1-800-HARTMAN (US) or visit: https://www.jasonhartman.com/ Free Class:  Easily get up to $250,000 in funding for real estate, business or anything else: http://JasonHartman.com/Fund CYA Protect Your Assets, Save Taxes & Estate Planning: http://JasonHartman.com/Protect Get wholesale real estate deals for investment or build a great business – Free Course: https://www.jasonhartman.com/deals Special Offer from Ron LeGrand: https://JasonHartman.com/Ron Free Mini-Book on Pandemic Investing: https://www.PandemicInvesting.com