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Once upon a time in Russia : the rise of the oligarchs--a true story of ambition, wealth, betrayal, and murder / by Mezrich, Ben.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.This book offers a gripping and shocking insight into the lives of Russia's most famous oligarchs from New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House. 'Once upon a time in Russia' is the story of modern day Russia through the eyes of some of the most powerful and wealthy people in the world: the oligarchs. The story starts in the early 1990s with the formation of the huge oil company Sibneft owned by Roman Abramovich (with help from Boris Berezovsky), and takes the reader right through from Boris Yeltsin's resignation on New Year's Eve of the millennium, Putin's rise to power and Alexander Litvinenko's assassination to Berezkovsky's court case against Abramovich in 2011, which was the largest civil court case in British legal history. Told in an intimate narrative voice that makes you feel part of the action, but at an exhilarating pace that is typical of Mezrich, 'Once upon a time in Russia' is his most hard-hitting and pertinent work yet.
Subjects: Abramovich, Roman Arkadievich, 1966-; Berezovskiĭ, B. A. (Boris Abramovich), 1946-2013.; Businessmen; Oligarchy; Political corruption;
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Behind Putin's curtain : friendships and misadventures inside Russia / by Orth, Stephan,1979-author.; McIntosh, Jamie,translator.; translation of:Orth, Stephan,1979-Couchsurfing im Russia.English.;
Includes bibliographical references."In this humorous and thought-provoking book, Orth ventures through that vast and mysterious territory to uncover the real, unfiltered Russia not seen in today's headlines: authentic, bizarre, dangerous, and beautiful. Sidestepping the well-trod tourist path, he travels the country from Moscow to Vladivostok--across seven time zones and almost 9,500 kilometers--making stops in Chechnya, Saint Petersburg, Siberia, and beyond. Staying with an eclectic array of hosts, he bumps into gun nuts, Internet conspiracy theorists, faux shamans, and Putin fans; learns to drive in death-defying Russian style; and discovers how to cure hangovers by sniffing rye bread. But he also sees a darker side of the country, witnessing firsthand the effects of Putin's influence in the run-up to the 2016 American election and the power of propaganda in this "post-fact" era."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Travel writing.; Orth, Stephan, 1979-; Manners and customs.;
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The Siberian dilemma / by Smith, Martin Cruz,1942-author.;
"Journalist Tatiana Petrovna is on the move. Arkady Renko, iconic Moscow investigator and Tatiana's part-time lover, hasn't seen her since she left on assignment over a month ago. When she doesn't arrive on her scheduled train, he's positive something is wrong. No one else thinks Renko should be worried--Tatiana is known to disappear during deep assignments--but he knows her enemies all too well and the criminal lengths they'll go to keep her quiet. Renko embarks on a dangerous journey to find Tatiana and bring her back"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Renko, Arkady (Fictitious character); Police; Women journalists; Journalists;
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Putin's witesses [videorecording] / by Mansky, Vitaly,film distributor.; Icarus Films Home Video,film distributor.;
The documentary serves as a fascinating look at Putin in the earliest days of his presidency, when the seeds of his authoritarianism were already being sown. It also raises difficult questions about the role of Mansky himself. As a filmmaker who witnessed and, in some cases, shaped these events, is he in some way complicit?E.DVD.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Foreign films.; Historical films.; Motion pictures, Russian.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-; Authoritarianism; Presidents;
For private home use only.
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Siberia [videorecording] / by Ross, Matthew,1976-film director.; Smith, Scott B.,screenwriter.; Hamel, Stephen,film producer.; Chepovetsky, Dmitry,actor.; Ferres, Veronica,1965-actor.; Gracie, James,actor.; Gulyarin, Boris,actor.; Lipinski, Eugene,actor.; Petardi, Rafael,actor.; Reeves, Keanu,actor,film producer.; Ringwald, Molly,actor.; St. George, Ashley,actor.; Ularu, Ana,1985-actor.; Saban Films,presenter.; Mars Town,production company.; Elevated Films,production company.; Mongrel Media,publisher.;
Story by Stephen Hamel, Scott B. Smith ; music, Danny Bensi, Saunder Juriaans ; editor, Louise Ford ; director of photography, Eric Koretz.Ana Ularu, Keanu Reeves, Molly Ringwald, Boris Gulyarin, Ashley St. George, Dmitry Chepovetsky, James Gracie, Eugene Lipinski, Rafael Petardi, Veronica Ferres.When an American diamond trader's Russian partner goes missing, he journeys to Siberia to find him.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Missing persons; Diamond industry and trade;
For private home use only.
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Sentinel : [a spycatcher novel] / by Dunn, Matthew,1968-;
"The United States and Russia are on the brink of war and only intelligence agent Will Cochrane can find and unmask the diabolical double-agent who has started it all in this enthralling follow up to Spycatcher, written by a real life former agent"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Spy stories.; Intelligence officers; Intelligence service; Intelligence service;
© c2012., William Morrow,
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Invasion : the inside story of Russia's bloody war and Ukraine's fight for survival / by Harding, Luke,1968-author.;
"In a damning, inspiring, and breathtaking narrative of what is likely to be a turning point for Europe-and the world -- Guardian correspondent and New York Times bestselling author Luke Harding reports firsthand on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. When, just before dawn on February 24, 2022, Vladimir Putin launched a series of brutal attacks, Harding was there, on the ground in Kyiv. But this senseless violence was met with astounding resilience-from, among others, the country's embattled president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy -- and the courage of a people prepared to risk everything to preserve their nation's freedom"-
Subjects: Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-; Zelensky, Volodymyr, 1978-;
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Robert Ludlum's The Bourne enigma : a new Jason Bourne novel / by Lustbader, Eric,author.; Ludlum, Robert,1927-2001.; Lustbader, Eric Van.;
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Bourne, Jason (Fictitious character); Arms dealers;
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The invention of Russia : from Gorbachev's freedom to Putin's war / by Ostrovsky, Arkady,1971-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-; Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-;
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I love Russia : reporting from a lost country / by Kosti͡uchenko, Elena,1987-author.; Chavasse, Ilona Yazhbin,translator.; Shayevich, Bela,translator.; translation of:Kosti͡uchenko, Elena,1987-Essays.Selections.English.;
"An unprecedented and intimate portrait of Russia, and a fearless cri de cœur for journalism in opposition to the global authoritarian turn. To be a journalist is to tell the truth. I Love Russia is Elena Kostyuchenko's fearless and unrelenting attempt to document Putin's Russia as experienced by those whom it systematically and brutally erases: village girls recruited into sex work, queer people in the outer provinces, patients and doctors at a Ukrainian maternity ward, and reporters like herself. The result is a singular portrait of a nation, and of a young woman who refuses to be silenced. In March 2022, as a reporter for Russia's last free press, Novaya Gazeta, Kostyuchenko crossed the border into Ukraine to cover the war. It was her mission to ensure that Russians witnessed the horrors Putin was committing in their name. She filed her pieces knowing that should she return home, she would likely be prosecuted and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Yet, driven by the conviction that the greatest form of love and patriotism is criticism, she continues to write, undaunted and with eyes wide open. I Love Russia stitches together reportage from the past 15 years with personal essays, assembling a kaleidoscopic narrative that Kostyuchenko understands may be the last work from her country that she'll publish for a long time--perhaps ever. She writes because the threat of Putin's Russia extends beyond herself, beyond Crimea, and beyond Ukraine. We fail to understand it at our own peril"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Kosti͡uchenko, Elena, 1987-; Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-; Freedom of the press; Journalism; Political culture; Social change;
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