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The Age of Assassins

Putin's Poisonous War Against Democracy

Yuri Felshtinksy Vladimir Pribylovsky

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English
Gibson Square Books
05 August 2024
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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Imprint:   Gibson Square Books
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm, 
ISBN:   9781783342112
ISBN 10:   1783342110
Pages:   592
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Forewords List of Abbreviations First Prologue Second Prologue CHAPTER 1 Korzhakov’s Conspiracy CHAPTER 2 Who is Mr Putin? CHAPTER 3 Putin in St. Petersburg CHAPTER 4 Putin in Moscow CHAPTER 5 The Second Chechen War CHAPTER 6 “Operation Successor” CHAPTER 7 The FSB, the Oligarchs, and the Clans CHAPTER 8 The President’s Friends or “Agents and Objects” CHAPTER 9 Managed Democracy CHAPTER 10 The Suppression of the Media CHAPTER 11 The Age of Assassins Conclusion Notes Index

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. Fifty-nine-year-old Vladimir Pribylovsky was found dead a week before the 2016-Litvinenko inquiry in Moscow in unexplained circumstances.

Reviews for The Age of Assassins: Putin's Poisonous War Against Democracy

‘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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