A popular study of the KGB and its post-Soviet incarnation by the courageous and opinionated Russian journalist Yevgenia Albats, who was among the first to report on the organization in the post-Soviet Russian press. Based on extensive personal interviews with current and former agents and on material from the KGB archives, The State Within a State makes a compelling argument that the new incarnation of the KGB has grown not only in size but in influence since the fall of the Soviet Union, making it perhaps the most powerful political force in contemporary Russia.

At first glance, Kozha is an unruly young boy - tugging girls' pigtails, brashly retorting to adults and committing a slew of childish pranks. Yet, despite this, his nature is thoughtful, kind - if one would only get to know him better. The author of the book "My Name is Kozha" BERDIBEK SOKPAKBAEV 1924-1992] was born to a poor Kazakh family, always struggling to make ends meet. Berdibek's mother passed away when he was a young boy, and this loss pained him greatly - until his very death. The family circumstances forced him to endure years of back-breaking hard labor. Nevertheless, he was a...