A very expensive poison : the assassination of Alexander Litvinenko and Putin's war with the West
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Published
New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
327.1247 HARDI
1 available
327.1247 HARDI
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Published
New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
454 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
On November 1, 2006, journalist and Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned in London. He died twenty-two days later. The cause of death? Polonium--a rare, lethal, and highly radioactive substance. Here Luke Harding unspools a real-life political assassination story--complete with KGB, CIA, MI6, and Russian mobsters. He shows how Litvinenko's murder foreshadowed the killings of other Kremlin critics, from Washington, DC, to Moscow, and how these are tied to Russia's current misadventures in Ukraine and Syria. In doing so, he becomes a target himself and unearths a chain of corruption and death leading straight to Vladimir Putin. From his investigations of the downing of flight MH17 to the Panama Papers, Harding sheds a terrifying light on Russia's fracturing relationship with the West.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Dissenters -- Russia (Federation) -- Biography.
Litvinenko, Alexander, -- 1962-2006 -- Assassination.
Murder -- Investigation -- England -- London -- History -- 21st century.
Poisoning -- Political aspects -- Russia (Federation)
Political crimes and offenses -- Russia (Federation)
Spies -- Russia (Federation) -- Biography.
Litvinenko, Alexander, -- 1962-2006 -- Assassination.
Murder -- Investigation -- England -- London -- History -- 21st century.
Poisoning -- Political aspects -- Russia (Federation)
Political crimes and offenses -- Russia (Federation)
Spies -- Russia (Federation) -- Biography.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Harding, L. (2017). A very expensive poison: the assassination of Alexander Litvinenko and Putin's war with the West . Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Harding, Luke, 1968-. 2017. A Very Expensive Poison: The Assassination of Alexander Litvinenko and Putin's War With the West. Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Harding, Luke, 1968-. A Very Expensive Poison: The Assassination of Alexander Litvinenko and Putin's War With the West Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Harding, Luke. A Very Expensive Poison: The Assassination of Alexander Litvinenko and Putin's War With the West Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.
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