Vladimir Pribylovsky
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n historian, journalist and human rights advocate opposed to current Russian authorities.
in 1981 specializing in Byzantine
studies. In 1980s he was persecuted by Soviet authorities for spreading banned literature
.
Since 1993 he is the president of the Panorama Information and Research Center think tank. Since November 2005 he has also operated the Russian-language opposition political website Anticompromat.ru, which is essentially a collection of biographies of Russian politicians written mostly by him. Pribylovsky emphazises that Anticompromat.ru is opposition politics:
On 31 March, after being shortly closed, the website moved to a Californian hosting and became available at Anticompromat.org. On 1 April its mirror was reopened at the original URL.
Vladimir Pribylovsky has co-authored chapters of The Operation Successor book about Vladimir Putin
's coming to power with Yury Felshtinsky. Its newer version was published as The Age of Assassins.
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
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Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
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Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n historian, journalist and human rights advocate opposed to current Russian authorities.
Biography
Pribylovsky graduated from the Department of Medieval History of Moscow State UniversityMoscow State University
Lomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...
in 1981 specializing in Byzantine
Byzantine
Byzantine usually refers to the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages.Byzantine may also refer to:* A citizen of the Byzantine Empire, or native Greek during the Middle Ages...
studies. In 1980s he was persecuted by Soviet authorities for spreading banned literature
Censorship in the Soviet Union
Censorship in the Soviet Union was pervasive and strictly enforced.Censorship was performed in two main directions:*State secrets were handled by Main Administration for Safeguarding State Secrets in the Press was in charge of censoring all publications and broadcasting for state...
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Since 1993 he is the president of the Panorama Information and Research Center think tank. Since November 2005 he has also operated the Russian-language opposition political website Anticompromat.ru, which is essentially a collection of biographies of Russian politicians written mostly by him. Pribylovsky emphazises that Anticompromat.ru is opposition politics:
On 31 March, after being shortly closed, the website moved to a Californian hosting and became available at Anticompromat.org. On 1 April its mirror was reopened at the original URL.
Vladimir Pribylovsky has co-authored chapters of The Operation Successor book about Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin served as the second President of the Russian Federation and is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when...
's coming to power with Yury Felshtinsky. Its newer version was published as The Age of Assassins.
Articles
- Oligarchs, true and false
- Oligarchs Toy With Their 2008 Options
- Oligarchs of the Putin era: A brief guide to the Russian oligarchic system
- What's the Scandal All About?
Books
- Yuri Felshtinsky, Vladimir Pribylovsky, The Corporation. Russia and the KGB in the Age of President Putin, ISBN: 1-59403-246-7, Encounter Books; February 25, 2009, description.