Arkady Renko’s Last Case
Arkady Renko is not dead, but we’ve heard all of his tales that we’ll ever hear. That’s because his amazing creator, Martin Cruz Smith, died this July at age 82. …..
Posts tagged: Vladimir Putin
The Patriarch of Moscow Has a Very Cool Helmet of Salvation
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev appeared yesterday with the Patriarch of Moscow, and guess who had the cooler hat?
Vladimir Putin Is On His Way to 43 Straight Years as Ruler of Russia
Two terms here and two terms there and pretty soon you’re talking real power.
Putin Likely Knew About Assassination Plot: Wikileaks
Vladimir Putin probably knew about plans to murder dissident journalist Alexander Litvinenko in 2006, according to American diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks. Litvinenko, you may recall, was poisoned with Polonium-210 in 2006 in London. He accused Putin of his murder before he died.Litvinenko’s assassin now enjoys the “personal protection of Putin,” say the cables, which also call Russia a “virtual mafia state.”