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Russian Security and Paramilitary Forces since 1991
Mark Galeotti
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Description for Russian Security and Paramilitary Forces since 1991
Paperback. Featuring rare photographs, and detailed colour plates of uniforms, insignia and equipment, this book explores the Putin regime's shadowy special-forces apparatus, active in an array of counter-terrorist and counter-mafia wars since 1991. Illustrator(s): Shumate, Johnny. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 45 b/w; 13 col. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJD; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 186 x 6. Weight in Grams: 220.
A detailed illustrated study of Putin's shadowy security and paramilitary armed forces. While the size of Russia’s regular forces has shrunk recently, its security and paramilitary elements have become increasingly powerful. Under the Putin regime they have proliferated and importantly seem set to remain Russia’s most active armed agencies for the immediate future. In parallel, within the murky world where government and private interests intersect, a number of paramilitary ‘private armies’ operate almost as vigilantes, with government toleration or approval. This book offers a succinct overview of the official, semi-official and unofficial agencies that pursue Russian ... Read more
A detailed illustrated study of Putin's shadowy security and paramilitary armed forces. While the size of Russia’s regular forces has shrunk recently, its security and paramilitary elements have become increasingly powerful. Under the Putin regime they have proliferated and importantly seem set to remain Russia’s most active armed agencies for the immediate future. In parallel, within the murky world where government and private interests intersect, a number of paramilitary ‘private armies’ operate almost as vigilantes, with government toleration or approval. This book offers a succinct overview of the official, semi-official and unofficial agencies that pursue Russian ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
Series
Elite
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780961057
SKU
V9781780961057
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About Mark Galeotti
Professor Mark Galeotti, formerly senior lecturer in international history at Keele University, is Clinical Professor of Global Affairs, New York University. He is a former Foreign Office adviser on Russian security affairs, and for 15 years (1991–2006) wrote a monthly column on this for Jane’s Intelligence Review. Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He ... Read more
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