Overview

Russia’s attacks on democracy dominate the world news agenda after its war on and occupation of Ukraine. The Age of Assassins describes in gripping detail how Vladimir Putin destroys democracy: under the guise of manipulated elections, he and a few hundred secret service agents create fake news, plunder wealth through both sophisticated means and assassinations.

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Required reading... A catalogue of corruption... fascinating.' Oleg Gordievsky, The Times lead review

‘Required reading… A catalogue of corruption... fascinating.’ Oleg Gordievsky, The Times ‘Crooks and killers... compelling… a clear and accurate picture… the strength of this book is research.’ Vladimir Bukovsky Observer ‘Contains extraordinary detail about the way this KGB clan managed to occupy an estimated 7 in 10 of all top state positions, establish control over the country’s natural resources, and eliminate all rivals.’ Telegraph ‘Scandals in post-Soviet history… a narrative of infamy and camouflage.’ Economist ‘A wealth of detail… convincing as it catalogues a series of crimes… perpetrated by Putin and the FSB.’ Owen Matthews, TLS ‘Putin’s shadowy world… unnerving… necessary reading.’ Sunday Business Post ‘Dodgy deals and horrible murders.. you end up wondering why quite so many of Vlad’s critics have ended up dead.’ New Statesman, books of the year

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Yuri Felshtinsky studied history at Brandeis University, received doctorates from Rutgers and Moscow universities, and was a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is an expert on the history of the Russian secret service from Lenin to the present time, and wrote Blowing up Russia (translated in 23 languages) with Alexander Litvinenko, for whose assassination in 2006 Vladimir Putin was responsible according to the verdict of the UK’s official Litvinenko Inquiry (2016). Vladimir Pribylovsky was a historian, opposition journalist and one-time Duma candidate.

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