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Summary
The document is a page (Chapter 26, 'The Handler') from a book, likely 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein (indicated by the ISBN in the footer). It details the author's unsuccessful attempts in Moscow to secure an interview with Edward Snowden or his lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena, via his fixer Zamir. The text mentions the difficulty other journalists have faced in accessing Kucherena and references the author's past investigation into the 2006 polonium poisoning.
People (8)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Jay Epstein | Author/Narrator |
The 'I' in the text; investigating/writing about Snowden (inferred from ISBN in footer).
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| Edward Snowden | Subject |
The subject of the inquiry; hidden in Moscow.
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| Anatoly Kucherena | Lawyer/Handler |
Snowden's main contact and lawyer in Moscow.
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| Zamir | Fixer |
The author's fixer in Moscow trying to arrange appointments.
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| Valentina Kvirvova | Assistant |
Assistant to Anatoly Kucherena.
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| Oliver Stone | Filmmaker |
Mentioned as a connection point; the author had a part in his movie.
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| Sophie Shevardnadze | Interviewer |
Conducted a television interview with Kucherena.
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| Former KGB Officer | Victim |
Referenced regarding the 2006 polonium poisoning (likely Alexander Litvinenko).
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Timeline (2 events)
2006
Polonium poisoning of a former KGB officer (investigation mentioned).
London (implied by historical event)
Relationships (3)
Kucherena states he is Snowden's 'main contact'.
Described as 'My fixer, Zamir'.
Described as 'Kucherena's assistant'.
Key Quotes (2)
"As for [Snowden's] communication with the outside world, yes, I am his main contact. —ANATOLY KUCHERENA, MOSCOW, 2013"Source
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"My fixer, Zamir, had been trying to arrange an appointment for three weeks, but he had only received one callback from Kucherena's assistant, Valentina Kvirvova."Source
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Complete text extracted from the document (1,291 characters)
CHAPTER 26
The Handler
As for [Snowden's] communication with the outside world, yes, I
am his main contact.
—ANATOLY KUCHERENA, MOSCOW, 2013
am his main contact.
—ANATOLY KUCHERENA, MOSCOW, 2013
ON NOVEMBER 1, I still had not been able to make contact with
Anatoly Kucherena, and my flight back to New York was in five
days. My fixer, Zamir, had been trying to arrange an appointment
for three weeks, but he had only received one callback from Kucher-
ena's assistant, Valentina Kvirvova. She wanted to know how I knew
Oliver Stone. Zamir told her of my part in Stone's movie. That was
the last he had heard from her. Meanwhile, a Moscow-based journal-
ist told me that she had waited eighteen months to hear back from
Kucherena before giving up. I also learned from a Russian researcher
that Kucherena had not given a single interview since his television
interview with Sophie Shevardnadze on September 23, 2013. And
no Russian journalist, or any Moscow-based foreign journalist, had
ever obtained an interview with Snowden. At this point, Zamir was
becoming increasingly doubtful about my getting access to either
Kucherena or Snowden.
Anatoly Kucherena, and my flight back to New York was in five
days. My fixer, Zamir, had been trying to arrange an appointment
for three weeks, but he had only received one callback from Kucher-
ena's assistant, Valentina Kvirvova. She wanted to know how I knew
Oliver Stone. Zamir told her of my part in Stone's movie. That was
the last he had heard from her. Meanwhile, a Moscow-based journal-
ist told me that she had waited eighteen months to hear back from
Kucherena before giving up. I also learned from a Russian researcher
that Kucherena had not given a single interview since his television
interview with Sophie Shevardnadze on September 23, 2013. And
no Russian journalist, or any Moscow-based foreign journalist, had
ever obtained an interview with Snowden. At this point, Zamir was
becoming increasingly doubtful about my getting access to either
Kucherena or Snowden.
I turned to another contact in Moscow. When I had been inves-
tigating the 2006 polonium poisoning of the former KGB officer
tigating the 2006 polonium poisoning of the former KGB officer
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