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A very expensive poison : the assassination of Alexander Litvinenko and Putin's war with the West /

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, CI...

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Main Author:	Harding, Luke, 1968- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2017]
Subjects:	Litvinenko, Alexander, > 1962-2006 > Assassination. Dissenters > Russia (Federation) > Biography. Spies > Russia (Federation) > Biography. Poisoning > Political aspects > Russia (Federation) Political crimes and offenses > Russia (Federation) Murder > Investigation > England > London > History > 21st century. HISTORY / Europe. HISTORY / Russia & the Former Soviet Union. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage. TRUE CRIME / Espionage.

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