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Encyclopedia > David Satter

David Satter (born in 1947 in Chicago) is an American journalist who wrote books about the decline and fall of the Soviet Union and the rise of the new Russian state. Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... This article is about Illinois largest city. ... For other uses, see Russia (disambiguation). ...

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Life and career

David Satter graduated from the University of Chicago and Oxford University. He worked for the Chicago Tribune and as Moscow correspondent of the Financial Times. He worked in Moscow for six years since 1976, and then became a special correspondent on Soviet affairs for the Wall Street Journal. He is currently a Hoover Institute scholar. David Satter made his name writing the books Age of Delirium: the Decline and Fall of the Soviet Union (1996) and Darkness at Dawn: the Rise of the Russian Criminal State (2003). The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Financial Times (FT) is an international business newspaper printed on distinctive salmon pink broadsheet paper. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2005)    - Density 10,415,400   8537. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with an average daily circulation of 1,800,607 (2002). ... Hoover Tower The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace is a conservative public policy think tank and library founded by Herbert Hoover at Stanford University, his alma mater. ...


Documentary films

A documentary film has been made based on David Satter's book Age of Delirium. David Satter also appears in documentary "Disbelief" [1] [2] about the Russian apartment bombings made by director Andrei Nekrasov in 2004. The Russian apartment bombings were a series of bombings in Russia that killed nearly 300 people and led the country into the Second Chechen War. ... Andrei Nekrasov (Андрей Некрасов) is a Russian film and TV director from Saint Petersburg. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Notes

  1. ^ Disbelief. The record in IMDB.
  2. ^ Google Video

His books

  • David Satter. Age of Delirium: The Decline and Fall of the Soviet Union, Yale University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-300-08705-5
  • David Satter. Darkness at Dawn: The Rise of the Russian Criminal State. Yale University Press, 2003, ISBN 0-300-09892-8
  • David Satter. The Future of an Illusion. Yale University Press, 2007, ISBN 0-300-11145-2

External links

  • His site at the Hoover Institution

Some of his articles

See also

Russian apartment bombings The Russian apartment bombings were a series of bombings in Russia that killed nearly 300 people and led the country into the Second Chechen War. ...



 
 

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