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Q&A: Two Exiled Russian Journalists Explain How Their Former Friends Ended Up Working for the Kremlin

In a new book, Irina Borogan and Andrei Soldatov write about their Moscow milieu which collapsed as Putin launched wars at home and abroad

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Jun 07, 2025
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Authors Irina Borogan and Andrei Soldatov. (Credit: Konstantin Zavrazhin)

Irina Borogan and Andrei Soldatov are investigative journalists reporting on Russian security services living in exile in Lond…

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