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The Moscow rules are rules-of-thumb said to have been developed during the Cold War to be used by spies and others working in Moscow. The rules are associated with Moscow because the city developed a reputation as being a particularly harsh locale for clandestine operatives who were exposed. The list may never have existed as written.
Featuring Gabriel Allon as a spy/assassin who works undercover as an art restorer, Moscow Rules explores the world of a rising Russia. The villain is a rich Russian oligarch who is a weapons dealer. The title is based on the Cold War rules in which CIA agents were trained when operating against the Soviet Union, known as the "Moscow Rules ...
At Book Marks, a review aggregator website, the novel received a cumulative "positive" rating based on eleven reviews: three "rave", five "positive", and three "mixed". [5] On Bookmarks November/December 2016 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a (4.0 out of 5) based on critic reviews. [6]
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Unusually for the Allon series, this novel is a sequel to the previous one (Moscow Rules), with many of the same characters, in particular the antagonist, Ivan Kharkov.. The beginning finds Gabriel Allon and his new wife Chiara resuming the honeymoon in rural Umbria which was interrupted by the events of Moscow Rules; Gabriel is again restoring a painting for the Vatican, this time Guido Reni ...
A Gentleman in Moscow: Book vs. TV Show Ben Blackall/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME "Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."
Silva touched on arms trafficking when dealing with the crimes of Ivan Kharkov in The Defector and Moscow Rules. Silva was also intrigued by the greed that drove people such as Bernie Madoff and he, and some other key figures in the Great Recession were the inspiration behind this book's villain, Martin Landesmann. [3]
Grave of Vasily Aksyonov in Moscow "In 2004, he settled in Biarritz, France, and returned to the US less frequently, dividing his time between France and Moscow." [2] His novel Moskva-kva-kva (2006) was published in the Moscow-based magazine Oktyabr. "Aksyonov was translated into numerous languages, and in Russia remained influential". [2]