Category Archives: Russia

Yuri Felshtinsky argues that Russian president Vladimir Putin is using the Russian secret service to preserve his power and transform Russia back into an authoritarian state. Mr. Felshtinsky says that the secret service planned bombings and other attacks, which were then blamed on Putin’s enemies, including Chechen separatists. He also says that his co-author, former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, was poisoned to death in London in 2006 for collaborating on the book.

Review: Secrets and spies | Guardian Unlimited Books: “The movie rights have been snapped up, but the book that apparently sealed the fate of Alexander Litvinenko, Blowing Up Russia, leaves few clues about his murder”