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Blowing Up Russia contains the allegations of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko against his former spymasters in Moscow which led to his being murdered in London in November 2006. In the book he and historian Yuri Felshtinsky detail how since 1999 the Russian secret service has been hatching a plot to return to the terror that was the hallmark of the KGB. Vividly written and based on Litvinenko's 20 years of insider knowledge of Russian spy campaigns, Blowing Up Russia describes how the successor of the KGB fabricated terrorist attacks and launched a war. Writing about Litvinenko, the surviving co-author recounts how the banning of the book in Russia led to three earlier deaths.

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Yuri Felshinsky studied history at the Moscow State Pedagogical Institute. In 1978 he immigrated to the US and studied history at Brandeis University and Rutgers, where he received his Ph.D. He was the first citizen of a foreign state to be awarded a doctoral degree in Russia.

His previous books include: "Towards a History of Isolation " (London 1988; Moscow 1991);"The Failure of World Revolution" (London 1991; Moscow 1992); "Big Bosses" (Moscow 1999).

Alexander Litvinenko served in the Russian military for more than 20 years achieving the ranks of Lieutenant-Colonel. In 1988 he served in the counterintelligence agencies of the Soviet KGB and from 1991 in the Central Staff of the MB-FSK-FSB, specializing in counter-terrorist activities and organized crime.

He worked in the most secret areas of the KGB, the Department for the Analysis of Criminal Organizations, as a senior operational officer and deputy head of the Seventh Section.

In 1988, at a Moscow press conference, he publicly criticized the leadership of the FSB and disclosed a number if illegal orders which he had received. In 1999 he was arrested on trumped-up charges and imprisoned. After winning his case, he was arrested again and charged with added crimes against the state.

He escaped from Russia, and was granted political asylum in May 2001 by Great Britian where he lived until he was poisoned in November 2006.

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'A book that should contain a very serious health warning on the cover.' Andrew Marr, Sunday AM 'Tightly argued.' Sunday Times Best Current Affairs Book 'Frightening.' Sunday Telegraph 'Disturbing reading.' Mail on Sunday 'One of the severest attacks on the present Russian leadership in print.' Tribune 'Rich in political intrigue.' Good Book Guide 'Pull-no-punches expose.' Independent 'Iconic.' Sunday Business Post (Ireland) 'Was Litvinenko murdered because of this book?' Irish Independent 'For clues as to who wanted Alexander Litvinenko dead, you need look no farther than - Blowing up Russia.' Oleg Gordievsky The Times 'Blowing up Russia demands our attention.' Nicholas Shakespeare Daily Telegraph 'A vivid condemnation of the Putin regime as has yet been written.' Sunday Times 'A spy shocker.' Western Morning News 'Crucially important.' Robert Service, Professor of Russian History Oxford University

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  • PublisherEncounter Books
  • Publication date2007
  • ISBN 10 1594032017
  • ISBN 13 9781594032011
  • BindingHardcover
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages322

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