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Extraction Summary
6
People
2
Organizations
5
Locations
2
Events
3
Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book excerpt / congressional oversight production
File Size:
1.55 MB
Summary
This document is page 253 from a book (likely by Edward Jay Epstein, based on the filename) regarding the author's pursuit of an interview with Edward Snowden in Moscow. The text details a conversation with Oliver Stone, the difficulties faced by journalist James Bamford in securing access, and the author's hiring of a Moscow 'fixer' named Zamir Gotta to navigate Snowden's lawyer and gatekeeper, Anatoly Kucherena. The page contains a Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019741', indicating it was part of a congressional document production.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Edward Snowden | Subject |
Subject of the book being written; living in Moscow.
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| Oliver Stone | Filmmaker |
Had dinner with the author; discussed the author's book and Snowden.
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| Anatoly Kucherena | Lawyer |
Identified as Snowden's gatekeeper and lawyer in Moscow.
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| James Bamford | Journalist |
Interviewed Snowden for Wired in 2014; described the difficulty of setting up the meeting.
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| Zamir Gotta | Fixer / TV Producer |
Retained by the author to arrange a meeting with Snowden in Moscow.
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| Author (Narrator) | Writer |
Writing a book about Snowden; seeking an interview. (Likely Edward Jay Epstein based on filename 'Epst' and context).
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Wired |
Magazine that published James Bamford's interview with Snowden.
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| Hotel National |
Hotel in Red Square where the author was advised to stay.
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Timeline (2 events)
2014
Locations (5)
| Location | Context |
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Russia; where Snowden is located and where the author is traveling.
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Location Bamford traveled to while trying to set up an interview.
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Location Bamford traveled to twice.
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Location Bamford traveled to multiple times.
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Location of the Hotel National in Moscow.
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Relationships (3)
Kucherena is described as Snowden's lawyer and gatekeeper.
Author retained Zamir Gotta as a 'fixer'.
They had dinner and discussed the author's book.
Key Quotes (4)
""What is it about?" Stone asked me."Source
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Quote #1
"He said that I "might want to speak to Anatoly [Kucherena].""Source
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Quote #2
""I have been trying to set up an interview with him [Snowden]—traveling to Berlin, Rio de Janeiro twice, and New York multiple times to talk with the handful of his confidants who can arrange a meeting," Bamford recounted in Wired."Source
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Quote #3
""There is only one door to Snowden," Zamir wrote to me. "His name is Kucherena.""Source
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Quote #4
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