A book too far
Worries about libel jinx a study of Russian corruption
KAREN DAWISHA, an American professor, has just completed a lengthy book on the origins of high-level corruption in Russia, focusing on the links between the ex-KGB, business and gangsterdom in St Petersburg in the early 1990s. Western intelligence agencies have chewed on this topic for years. But Mrs Dawisha’s research is based on rare (hushed-up, some say) published material.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “A book too far”
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