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Death of a Dissident

By: Alex Goldfarb, Marina Litvinenko
Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
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Summary

The November 2006 assassination of former Russian intelligence officer Alexander "Sasha" Litvinenko, who was poisoned by the rare radioactive element polonium, caused an international sensation. Within a few short weeks, the fit 43-year-old lay gaunt, bald, and dying in a hospital, the victim of a "tiny nuclear bomb". Suspicions swirled around Russia's FSB, the successor to the KGB, and the Putin regime. Traces of polonium radiation were found in Germany and on certain airplanes, suggesting a travel route from Russia for the carriers of the fatal poison. But what really happened? What did Litvinenko know? And why was he killed?

The full story of Sasha Litvinenko's life and death is one that the Kremlin does not want told. His closest friend, Alex Goldfarb, and his widow, Marina, are the only two people who can tell it all, from firsthand knowledge. With dramatic scenes from Moscow to London to Washington, Death of a Dissident reads like a political thriller, yet its story is more fantastic and frightening than any novel.

Death of a Dissident opens a window into the dark heart of the Putin Kremlin. With its strong-arm tactics, tight control over the media, and penetration of all levels of government, the old KGB is back with a vengeance. Sasha Litvinenko dedicated his life to exposing this truth. It took his diabolical murder for the world to listen.
©2007 Alex Goldfarb and Marina Litvinenko. All rights reserved (P)2007 Simon and Schuster Inc. All rights reserved.
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The pictures of the dying Litvinenko will never be forgotten.

A riveting insight to Russia’s systems of politics. Very well read in a pleasant low voice and at a good speed. Is this a fair expose of Putin? Being a Westerner I am inclined to believe it, and it is rather alarming.

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Such a fascinating story and very scary as well.

Wery well written and read. Kept us captivated on our long car journey. So interesting and worrying at the same time

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Very scarily enlightening

Great listen, an absorbing window into Russian politics to which the loss (murder) of so many good Russians who wished their country to be a better place is simply a travesty and needs punishing. the FSB are clearly a major danger to our world

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