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'Murder in the Gulag is brilliant journalistic writing: punchy, eloquent, page-turning and factual. It's a powerful reminder of what an extraordinary man Navalny was' - Roland Oliphant, Telegraph

The gripping sequel to the bestselling Killer in the Kremlin

2:19pm, Moscow time, 16 February 2024. The Federal Penitentiary Service of the…

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1 author picked Murder in the Gulag as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is probably one of the most important books of the last three decades. It unravels how one man was brave enough to take on the insanity of the Kremlin and showcase for the world the depravity of russian corruption.
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