Author of The Compatriots, The New Nobility and The Red Web, Senior Fellow, @CEPA @kclintelligence
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Joined November 2009
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Nobody should be punished for expressing their opinion. I'm speaking from experience — I've been investigating the Russian security services for 26 years, and I've paid quite a high price for that. It's wrong to expel @leonidragozin for his views from Latvia.
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In late September 1836, 210 years ago, Petr Chaadaev’s first “Philosophical Letter” was published in the 15th issue of the Telescope magazine. The author was anounced crazy. This text sheds light on many aspects of Russian power and society. urbietorbi.online/articles/2…
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The Kremlin’s campaign to harass, intimidate and murder opponents, led by the FSB, takes another major step back to the days of Stalin.
@irinaborogan and I for @cepa
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The Ancient to Recent book podcast's favourite books for understanding post-Soviet Russia. Honored that Our Dear Friends in Moscow is on the list! instagram.com/reel/DdhSwAWNI…
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The Putin regime’s greatest crisis is a crisis of the future. It doesn’t know where to go. And so it prolongs the war and escalation as a means of survival. The most realistic scenario: Putin will continue to stall for time, using winter as a weapon. foreignaffairs.com/united-st…
An indictment unsealed in New York charges five men with running a Russian network that killed Kremlin critics and attacked European infrastructure. All five remain at large in Russia.
@AndreiSoldatov and @IrinaBorogan warn that sanctions will never reach them. cepa.org/article/no-magic-bu…
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Я написал новый роман. Называется «Регистрация». Публикую его одним файлом в открытом доступе в своем телеграм-канале. Его можно оттуда скачивать, читать, отправлять друзьям. Когда-то, больше двадцати лет назад, я выкладывал так же - бесплатно - «Метро 2033». Причина та же: я хочу, чтобы эту книгу прочитали люди, которые не могут и вероятно не смогут купить ее. Читайте, делитесь ей - и пусть скорее кончится эта война!
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Comment la Russie est devenue l’« Etat-FSB » : « On leur a donné le pays »
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Read @AndreiSoldatov and @irinaborogan on how the Kremlin’s all-powerful security state could ultimately undermine its ability to govern.
foreignaffairs.com/russia/pr…
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“Among ordinary Russians and civil servants alike, proliferating social controls and prosecutions for treason have created a pervasive climate of mistrust and fueled a sense of paralysis,” write @AndreiSoldatov and @irinaborogan.
foreignaffairs.com/russia/pr…
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Read @AndreiSoldatov and @irinaborogan on how the Kremlin’s all-powerful security state could ultimately undermine its ability to govern.
foreignaffairs.com/russia/pr…
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35 years since the dissolution of the Soviet Union began, we revisited my tour inside a vodka factory in 1992, where I saw a Russian economy on the rocks.
Panicked Putin Reaches for Nationalization Button | "The Kremlin has followed a long and tortuous road to get back to where Lenin started." @irinaborogan and @AndreiSoldatov cepa.org/article/panicked-pu…
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Europe is already rattled by Russian attacks. But Putin has every incentive to ratchet up the threats. My latest for @ForeignPolicy. foreignpolicy.com/2026/08/26…
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Very happy to see Our Dear Friends in Moscow at #5 in Russian & Soviet Politics on Amazon.com, more than a year after publication.
The Kindle edition is also among the current bestsellers in Russia eBooks. @public_affairs
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Thirty-five years ago, the GKChP coup began—and collapsed in ignominy just three days later.
Here is an excerpt from our 2015 book The Red Web, describing how Muscovites used the nascent Internet against the KGB-led conspirators in August 1991:
slate.com/technology/2016/08…
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Пересечение российской границы порой проходит за несколько секунд, а порой длится сутками и может привести к возбуждению уголовного дела. Вот как границу переходили наши читатели
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From Guns to Gulags: The FSB's Empire Builders | "The days when the KGB’s successors were content with plain clothes and concealed weapons are gone — they are much more ambitious these days." @irinaborogan and @AndreiSoldatov cepa.org/article/from-guns-t…
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Mobile fire groups have become a new tactic in Russia’s fight against Ukrainian drones. The FSB is now using them to expand its role — and its empire — far beyond its traditional remit.
@irinaborogan and I for @cepa
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The Moscow Mayor’s "riot." Sobyanin’s goal is to preserve Moscow’s status as “a moveable feast,” which is why he has no intention of laying military tracks over bike paths. This is not a protest, it's a survival strategy. novayagazeta.ru/articles/202…
