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/ Back In 1998 a journalist from St. Petersburg discovered that Vladimir Putin should have not been appointed as a head of Russian security service (FSB) – internal rules said one should have at least Lieutenant general rank for that.

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His newspaper published an article about the fact. Week later he was brutally killed.

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The story of this murder, written by my colleague

, wraps up our series of investigations into Putin's first steps in power.

‘Declassifying’ Putin: The Unsolved Killing Of Journalist Anatoly Levin-Utkin

As Vladimir Putin’s political star rose, journalist Anatoly Levin-Utkin was a key researcher behind one of the Russian media’s first articles digging into the former KGB officer’s past. Then he was...

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Let me remind you of other installments of this huge investigative project. Part 1: Corned beef and a metric ton of cocaine. Israeli gangster reveals details about Putin's connection to the largest drug smuggling affair at the time.

Corned Beef And Cocaine: Putin’s Men, The Israeli Smugglers, And The Great St. Petersburg Drug Bust

Putin’s Men, The Israeli Smugglers, And The Great St. Petersburg Drug Bust

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Putin and the $2 million heist. How a committee Vladimir Putin ran in the early 1990s became enmeshed in a bribery scandal and a plan to spirit millions of dollars in illicit cash out of Russia.

Vladimir Putin's St. Petersburg Beginnings And The $2 Million Heist

How a committee Vladimir Putin ran in the early 1990s became enmeshed in a bribery scandal and a plan to spirit millions of dollars in illicit cash out of Russia.

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Putin and Red Mercury. How a municipal committee led by the future Russian president backed a plan to hawk a fake chemical compound with supposed nuclear applications. Written by my brilliant colleague

Vladimir Putin, Red Mercury, And 'The Last Great Swindle'

How a municipal committee led by the future Russian president backed a plan to hawk a fake chemical compound with supposed nuclear applications.

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Putin, Chupa-Chups and the stolen airplane. How Catalan entrepreneur, who saved the life of the first Russian president Yeltsin, was fooled by Putin's committee and spent thousands of dollars for bribes without any revenue.

Putin's Visitors: Bribes, Lollipops, And A Big 'Meh' From Liz Cheney

Records detailing Vladimir Putin’s time as a controversial St. Petersburg committee head in the 1990s are sparse. RFE/RL digs into a handful that reporters were able to obtain -- and reveals the...

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The whole project would never become possible without dozens of my colleagues and friends, including, but not limited to

. Hope you really enjoyed it!

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Russian rule of law. He would have been promoted anyway if necessary.

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If I remember correctly, there was an offer of promotion to general rank, which was rejected by Putin.

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Western governments have been dealing with a thug for over two decades. I don't believe our security services kept it a secret, which raises serious questions about politicians in power, not least the Conservatives in Britain, but also many others. Since 2014 there was no excuse.

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Mafia is the sole Putin's rule.

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Immagino che il giornalista non sia sopravvissuto alla sua scoperta...

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Lo dice. È stato ucciso.

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But

’s article describes the claim that Putin's appointment violated the FSB’s internal staffing policy as “questionable”, says Russian law makes no mention of rank requirements! And Levin-Utkin didn’t write the article! & there were others with more obvious grudges!

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/ Back In 1998 a journalist from St. Petersburg discovered that Vladimir Putin should have not been appointed as a head of Russian security service (FSB) – internal rules said one should...

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Блять, он уже незаконно давно президент

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Catherine Belton’s ‘Putins people’ is so good on this period

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nice to know, you have a solution how to end the #RussiaUkraine war?

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How do people get rid of mafias?

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Put in bin

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& the rest is unfortunate history…

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My wife’s uncle trained with Putin. Anyway, there’s a family video where, back when they where in training for KGB, he makes the comment (I think to another uncle) “if that man ever gets in power it will cause a world war”… he wasn’t far wrong

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My aunts later divorced husband had a nephew whose teacher was said to have a cousin who was...errr, where was I going? Anyway, Hillary would have definitely started a world war already...

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/ Back In 1998 a journalist from St. Petersburg discovered that Vladimir Putin should have not been appointed as a head of Russian security service (FSB) – internal rules said one should...

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