tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post5592020667749662278..comments2023-10-06T10:10:06.982-04:00Comments on La Russophobe: IHT Reader Blasts Sicko SchmemannLa Russophobehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672264388217953086noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-52099378416774826722007-09-26T04:38:00.000-04:002007-09-26T04:38:00.000-04:00I'm pretty sure this is the same Amy Knight that w...I'm pretty sure this is the same Amy Knight that wrote the excellent book "Spies without Cloaks: The KGB and its Successors" back in 1997. The book details how the Russian government failed to reform the KGB, essentially preserving its power and influence n society. A lot of the blame goes to the Yeltsin government, which wanted to preserve the KGB in order to use it against its political opponents. Knight predicted would undermine democracy in Russia in the future. <BR/><BR/>Very prescient stuff, written over 10 years ago!<BR/><BR/>The link to her book: http://press.princeton.edu/titles/5790.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259683246036664810noreply@blogger.com