Inside Vladimir Putin’s Shadowy Army of Global Spies

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The untold story of how Vladimir Putin created his own foreign intelligence service to shore up his standing in post-Soviet Russia.

Published Aug. 29 2021 5:00AM EDT

It was the height of summer in Moscow, and the offices around the city were suffering from the heat, including an attic of a five-story building in the old and prestigious district of Arbat.

Andrei Soldatov

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Inside Vladimir Putin’s Shadowy Army of Global Spies

The untold story of how Vladimir Putin created his own foreign intelligence service to shore up his standing in post-Soviet Russia.

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Andrei Soldatov