The Age of Assassins
Putin's Poisonous War Against Democracy
2nd Edition
Published on 5. March 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
574 pages
978-1-78334-156-6 (ISBN)
Description
The acclaimed history of Putin's rise and consolidation of power, updated with the Skripal-Sturgess poisonings and other killings since the Duma authorised the Russian President to kill on foreign soil.
Reviews / Votes
`Impressive.' TLS - `Dodgy deals and horrible murders.' New Statesman Book of the Year - `Alarming... the most lurid scandals.' Edward Lucas, Economist - `Compelling... a clear and accurate picture... the strength of this book is research.' Vladimir Bukovsky Observer - `Putin's shadowy world... unnerving... necessary reading.' Sunday Business Post - `Should be read.' Daily Telegraph * `Required reading... A catalogue of corruption... fascinating.' Oleg Gordievsky, The Times lead review - `[Yuri Felshtinsky,] a leading Putin sceptic' BBC2 Newsnight - `Explosive' Daily TelegraphMore details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 37 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78334-156-6 (9781783341566)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
E-Book
10/2020
Gibson Square
€17.99
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Previous edition
Book
03/2008
Gibson Square Books Ltd
€32.37
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Person
Yuri Felshtinsky wrote Blowing up Russia with Alexander Litvinenko, whose 2006 assassination was ordered by Vladimir Putin the Litvinenko Public Inquiry found on 20 January 2016. He is a former Hoover Institute Fellow at the University of Stanford and has doctorates from Brandeis University and the University of Moscow. He appears with regularity on BBC and Sky news programmes to comment on Russian affairs.