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Russia is no stranger to political murder, from the Tsars and the Soviets to the Putin regime, during which many journalists, activists and political opponents have been slain. However convenient these deaths are for Putin, Kremlin defenders like to assert that there is no evidence against him, and because Putin controls all the investigations, he is never seen holding a smoking gun. This book provides new information about the most famous victims - such as Alexander Litvinenko, the former secret service officer who was poisoned while living in London, and the statesman Boris Nemtsov, who was murdered outside the Kremlin in 2015 - and traces Putin's journey from the Federal Security Service (FSB) in the late 1990s to his subsequent rise to absolute power as the Kremlin's leader today. Long hidden in plain sight, this is a chilling story with huge ramifications.

POLITICAL VIOLENCE--RUSSIA (FEDERATION) --- ASSASSINATION--RUSSIA (FEDERATION) --- STATE-SPONSORED TERRORISM--RUSSIA (FEDERATION) --- SECRET SERVICE--RUSSIA (FEDERATION)

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The five chapters of this volume focus on the complex and tumultuous events occurring in Russia during the five months from May through September 1999. They sparked the Russian invasion of Chechnya on 1 October and vaulted a previously unknown former KGB agent into the post of Russian prime minister and, ultimately, president.The five chapters are devoted to:? The intense political struggle taking place in Russia between May and August of 1999, culminating in an incursion by armed Islamic separatists into the Republic of Dagestan.? Two Moscow terrorist bombings of 9 and 13

Bombings --- Terrorism --- Bomb attacks --- Terrorist bombings --- Offenses against public safety --- Political crimes and offenses --- Political violence --- Bombs --- Acts of terrorism --- Attacks, Terrorist --- Global terrorism --- International terrorism --- Political terrorism --- Terror attacks --- Terrorist acts --- Terrorist attacks --- World terrorism --- Direct action --- Insurgency --- Subversive activities --- Terror --- History.