This translation is based on an edition published in 2009 by Frontline Books.--from verso
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [364]-368) and index.
Summary
In late November 2006 the world was shaken by the ruthless assassination in London of Alexander Litwinienki, a former Lt Col of the Russian security service (FSB). The murder was the most notorious crime committed by the Russian intelligence on foreign soil in over three decades. The author, Boris Volodarsky, who was consulted by the Metropolitan Police during the investigation and remains in close contact with Litwinienki's widow, is a former Russian military intelligence officer and an international expert in special operations.