"Putin is a fan of 'House of Cards,' the Netflix drama about contemptuous, conniving, murderous politicians that will return for its sixth and final season on Nov. 2. In his book 'All the Kremlin’s Men,' Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar says that Putin has recommended the show to officials as a way to better understand the United States and that it 'affirmed his belief that Western politicians are all cynical scoundrels.'" via Axois
