Andrei Soldatov

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Andrei Soldatov (Russian: Андрей Алексеевич Солдатов, born 4 October 1975 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian investigative journalist.

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[edit] Journalism

Andrei Soldatov graduated from Moscow State Social University, [journalist department]]. In 1996 he started to work as correspondent of Segodnya newspaper. 1998-1999 - staff writer of Kompania journal. In September 2000, then in Izvestia, he has opened with his colleagues the project Agentura.Ru. 2002-2004 - chief of section of Versiya (weekly newspaper). In April 2004, Andrei Soldatov started to make comments for radio Echo Moskvy as security expert. In July 2004, he joined weekly Moscow News as secret services observer. He covered Beslan siege for Echo Moskvy and Moscow News. Since January 2006 he works for Novaya Gazeta. Soldatov regularly makes comments on terrorism and intelligence issues for Vedomosti, Radio Free Europe and The Moscow Times.

[edit] Pressure of FSB

On 1 November 2002, FSB officers searched the premises of Versiya, reportedly regarding information published in an Soldatov's article on 27 May 2002. However, Andrei Soldatov has claimed that this operation against his newspaper was related to a forthcoming article on the storming of the Moscow theatre and freeing of the hostages there on 26 October. Soldatov has been interrogated four times in Investigative Department of FSB based in Lefortovo.

[edit] Works

In December 2005, Andrei Soldatov published with Irina Borogan the book New patriot games. How secret services have been changing their skin 1991-2004.

In April 2008 Praeger has published PSI Handbook of Global Security and Intelligence: National Approaches: Volume 1 - The Americas and Asia; Volume 2 - Europe and the Middle East where Soldatov is author of chapter on Russia’s secret services.

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