Champagne, Caviar and Combat: How Putin’s Party Crowd Became Russia’s War Elite

“Champagne, Caviar and Combat: How Putin’s Party Crowd Became Russia’s War Elite” is a gripping exposé of how Russia’s glamorous elite—once known for luxury, excess, and European privilege—were remade into the architects and symbols of a militarized state. Drawing from real events, global analyses, and striking imagery, Joseph Ejike Ojih (Ph.D.) traces how the champagne palaces of Moscow and St. Petersburg evolved into command centers of loyalty and fear. The book vividly captures the fall of the oligarchs who once danced under chandeliers and the rise of the warrior class who now march beneath banners of sacrifice.Through unforgettable portraits of figures like Anna Tsivilova, Artyom Zhoga, and other power brokers of the new order, the story reveals how the glamour of the Putin era gave way to a brutal hierarchy ruled by loyalty and bloodline. The transformation of Russia’s elite is not merely political—it is moral, psychological, and deeply human. With cinematic language and historical depth, Dr. Ojih unveils a world where privilege has become peril and where the ghosts of old wealth now haunt a nation at war with itself.Read more