The New Nobility
 Front cover of The New Nobility | |
| Author | Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | History |
| Publisher | PublicAffairs |
Publication date | 2010 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 320 pp |
| ISBN | 978-1-58648-802-4 |
The New Nobility: The Restoration of Russia's Security State and the Enduring Legacy of the KGB (2010) is a non-fiction English-language book by Russian journalists and independent security service experts Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan.[1] The introduction is written by Nick Fielding.
In the 2000s (decade) the Russian Federal Security Service, the FSB was given more powers in fighting terrorism and protecting the political regime. The book is an investigation of the Russian security services' activities in 1990-2000s (decade).
In September 2010, Foreign Affairs published an essay "Russia's New Nobility. The Rise of the Security Services in Putin's Kremlin" adapted from the book.[2]
In July 2011 the Russian version of the book came out, published by Alpina Business Books/United Press (Sanoma Independent Media).[3]
The book was also published in France,[4] Estonia,[5] Finland [6] and China.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ THE NEW NOBILITY. The Restoration of Russia's Security State and the Enduring Legacy of the KGB
- ^ Russia's New Nobility. The Rise of the Security Services in Putin's Kremlin
- ^ United Press released “The New Nobility”
- ^ Le site de François Bourin éditeur Archived 2012-01-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tanapaev Publisher's site
- ^ LIKE Publisher
- ^ CITIC Press Corporation