The Compatriots: The Brutal and Chaotic History of Russia's Exiles, Émigrés, and Agents Abroad

by Andreĭ Soldatov

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"There is no business like it. We are politicians. We are soldiers. And, above
all, we are actors on a wonderful stage."
LOENID NIKITENKO,a chief of the Nineteenth Section of the KGB, in charge of recruiting agents
in the Russian émigré communities in the West.

"A strong diaspora can only exist if there is a strong state."
VLADIMIR PUTIN,
president of Russia, former colonel of the KGB

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Toward the end of December 2017, a skinny, young Russian with expressive eyes, a stubbly beard, and a slight limp walked into a coffee shop in downtown Washington, DC.

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