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Knight, Amy W., 1946-
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Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-
Political violence -- Russia (Federation)
Assassination -- Russia (Federation)
State-sponsored terrorism -- Russia (Federation)
Secret service -- Russia (Federation)
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Knight, Amy W., 1946-
Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-
Political violence -- Russia (Federation)
Assassination -- Russia (Federation)
State-sponsored terrorism -- Russia (Federation)
Secret service -- Russia (Federation)
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Orders
to
kill
: the
Putin
regime
and
political
murder
/ Amy Knight.
by
Knight, Amy W., 1946-
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2017.
Call #:
947.0864 K69o
Subjects
Putin
, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-
Political
violence -- Russia (Federation)
Assassination -- Russia (Federation)
State-sponsored terrorism -- Russia (Federation)
Secret service -- Russia (Federation)
ISBN:
9781250119346 (hc.)
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
viii, 369 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Covert violence as a Kremlin tradition -- How the system works :
Putin
and his security services -- Galina Starovoitova :
Putin
's first victim? -- Terror in Russia : September 1999 -- Silencing critics -- Mafia-style killings in Moscow : Kozlov and Politkovskaya -- The Litvinenko story -- The poisoning -- Continued onslaught against Kremlin challengers -- Boris Berezovsky : suicide or
murder
? -- The Boston Marathon bombings : Russia's footprint -- Another democrat falls victim : the Nemtsov muder and its aftermath -- Kadyrov,
Putin
, and power in the Kremlin.
Summary:
"'Western leaders should be aware that when they shake hands with
Putin
, they shake hands with a murderer.'--Leonid Martyniuk. In Russia, the twenty-first century belongs to Vladimir
Putin
. His
political
dominance has lasted two presidential terms, an appointment to prime minister, and a controversial election to a third presidential term. And like the violent tsars and Soviet revolutionaries who came before him, he maintains his grip on power through coercion and intimidation. As journalists, activists, and
political
opponents in the
Putin
era continue to fall victim to suspicious illnesses and outright
murder
, a pattern has emerged. No matter who is charged with a specific death, the order to
kill
appears to come from above. Amy Knight, whom The New York Times called the West's foremost scholar of the KGB, presents a thorough and provocative examination of murders under the
Putin
regime
. Knight offers new information about the most famous victims, such as Alexander Litvinenko, the former FSB officer poisoned while living in London, and the statesman Boris Nemtsov, murdered outside the Kremlin in 2015. She puts faces on many others forgotten or less well-known in the West. And she links
Putin
to acts of terrorism - including the Boston Marathon bombing. She also explores what these murders mean for
Putin
's future, for Russia, and for the West"--Provided by publisher.
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