Blowing up Russia The Secret KGB Plot that Delivered Russia to Putin

by Yuri Felshtinsky, Alexander Litvinenko

Overview

New introduction by Yuri Felshtinsky. Blowing up Russia trace the extraordinary story behind the fake Islamist attacks on Moscow that led to marshal law and triggered Russia's invasion of Chechnya. Based on the steady stream of official statements and Litvinenko's insider knowledge, this exceptional book shows how there were no Islamist attacks at all. Rather all the exercises were carefully planned by the FSB itself to look as if Russia was under attack. The ultimate aim? To get Vladimir Putin, the FSB's former Head, elected as President.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783342129
Publisher:	Global Book Sales
Publication date:	04/19/2022
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	439,770
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Yuri Felshtinsky is an expert on Russia's secret service and was a Hoover Institute Fellow at Stanford University. He was one of the last people to speak to Litvinenko hours before Litvinenko's murder ordered by Vladimir Putin with Polonium 210. Alexander Litvinenko was a Colonel in the FSB and served directly under Putin.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix

Introduction xxi

Abbreviations and Terms xxix

Chapter 1 The FSB Foments War in Chechnya 1

Chapter 2 The Security Services Run Riot 21

Chapter 3 Moscow Detectives Take on the FSB 31

Chapter 4 Nikolai Patrushev: A Biographical Note 51

Chapter 5 The FSB Fiasco in Ryazan 54

Chapter 6 The FSB Resorts to Mass Terror: Buinaksk, Moscow, and Volgodonsk 100

Chapter 7 The FSB Against the People 148

Chapter 8 The FSB Sets Up Free-Lance Special Operations Groups 185

Chapter 9 The FSB Organizes Contract Killings 196

Chapter 10 The Secret Services and Abductions 207

Chapter 11 The FSB: Reform or Dissolution? 221

In Place of a Conclusion: The FSB in Power 229

Epilogue 232

Editorial Reviews

‘A book that should contain a very serious health warning on the cover.’ Andrew Marr, Sunday AM

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