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Introduction: modernising sistema 1. What is sistema? 2. Putin's sistema: svoi on top 3. The inner workings of sistema: from blat to otkat 4. Sistema's material culture: from vertushka to Vertu 5. 'Telephone justice' in the global age: from commands to signals 6. 'Werewolves in epaulets': from doublethink to doubledeed 7. From dealership to leadership: sistema and informal governance Conclusion.