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Plokhy (Mykhailo S. Hrushevs'kyi Professor of Ukrainian History, Harvard Univ.; The Last Empire) recounts the life of Bogdan Stashinsky, a Ukrainian-born KGB-bred assassin. In the late 1950s, Stashinsky murdered two leading Ukrainian nationalists with poison that left no trace, using a weapon that inspired Ian Fleming and countless other authors of spy thrillers. The deaths, although suspicious, were not connected to one another, or to the Sovi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More