ISBN: 1416551654
Godina izdanja: 2007
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

Alex Goldfarb, Marina Litvinenko - Death of a Dissident: The Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko and the Return of the KGB
Free Press, 2007
369 str.
tvrdi povez
stanje: vrlo dobro, otpis iz biblioteke, Ex-library.

The astonishing true story of the defection, dissidence and assassination of Alexander Litvinenko -- by the friend who knew him best, and the widow he left behind.

The assassination of former Russian intelligence officer Alexander Litvinenko in November 2006--poisoned by the rare radioactive element polonium--causedan international sensation. Within a few short weeks, the fit 43-year-old lay gaunt, bald, and dying ina hospital, the victim of a `tiny nuclear bomb.` Suspicions swirled around Russia`s FSB, the successor to the KGB, and the Putin regime. But what really happened? What did Litvinenko know? And why was he killed? The full story of Litvinenko`s life and death is one that the Kremlin does not want told. Ever since 1998, when Litvinenko denounced the FSB for ordering him to assassinate tycoon Boris Berezovsky, he had devoted his life to exposing the FSB`s darkest secrets. He investigated everything, and he denounced his former employers in no uncertain terms. Litvinenko dedicated his life to exposing this truth; it tookhis diabolical murder for the world to listen.

Contents:
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; CONTENTS; Cast of Characters; Author`s Note; PART I: THE MAKING OF A DISSIDENT; 1. Asylum; 2. The Strange Major; PART II: THE STRUGGLE FOR THE KREMLIN; 3. The Robber Baron; 4. The Davos Pact; PART III: THE DRUMBEATS OF WAR; 5. The Rebels; 6. The Plotters; 7. The Whistle-blowers; PART IV: THE MAKING OF A PRESIDENT (Russian-Style); 8. The Loyalist; 9. The Victors; 10. The Fugitives; PART V: THE RETURN OF THE KGB; 11. The Exiles; 12. The Sleuths; 13. The Quarry; 14. The `Tiny Nuclear Bomb`; 15. The Hall of Mirrors; Acknowledgments; Index


Nonfiction, Politics, 1416551654