Assassination of Russia Press Review
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This document is a press review from the Transnational Radical Party dated April 29, 2002, circulating a translation of a Time magazine article regarding the 1999 apartment bombings. The article, addressed to Sergei Adamovich Kovalyov, discusses the documentary film Assassination of Russia, which alleges FSB involvement in organizing the attacks in Moscow and Volgodonsk to facilitate Vladimir Putin's rise to power. It highlights a VTsIOM poll indicating that 43% of Russians either suspect special service involvement or cannot rule it out. The text compares the current political situation to the reign of Tsar Boris Godunov, who was plagued by rumors concerning the death of Tsarevich Dmitry. Additionally, it mentions contemporary social unrest in Voronezh and the Urals as potential catalysts for these suspicions to threaten the regime's stability. The Kremlin reportedly denies the film's claims and has suppressed its distribution within Russia.