| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xii, 361 pages ; 25 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Soviet/Russian foreign intelligence organizations and departments in charge of keeping tabs on Russian emigr©♭s -- Cast of characters -- Part 1. Spies and dissidents -- Talent spotting -- Identifying targets -- The cost of love -- "The Horse" -- "The Mother" -- Operations area: United States -- The tide turns -- Warring narratives -- Stalin's daughter -- Now it's official -- Bear in the West -- The KGB thinks big -- Moving people -- The other Russia -- Part 2. Market Forces -- Moving the money -- The scheme devised -- Muddying the waters -- Some habits die hard -- Cooperation and rebranding -- Part 3. Putin's project -- A fresh start -- The siege -- Getting out the message -- The crisis -- Courting the White Church -- Reunion -- Part 4. Means of outreach -- Political emigration: restart -- Illusions crushed -- "We need Some targeted hits" -- Desperate times -- When the Party's over -- Eliminating the problem -- Chasing a poison -- Everything old is new again -- The fears of the super-rich -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
"Moscow-based journalists Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan look at the complex, ever-shifting role of Russian emigr©♭s since the 1917 October Revolution to the present day. From secret agents to doomed dissidents, the story of Russian emigr©♭s is an invaluable angle through which to understand Russia in the modern world."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Russians -- Foreign countries -- History.
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Refugees -- Soviet Union.
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Political refugees -- Foreign countries.
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Secret service -- Soviet Union.
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Soviet Union -- Politics and government.
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| Added Author |
Borogan, I. (Irina), author.
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| Added Title |
Brutal and chaotic history of Russia's exiles, emigr©♭s, and agents abroad |
| ISBN |
9781541730168 hardcover $30.00 |
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154173016X hardcover $30.00 |
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