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Baer tells a thrilling story of Russian espionage and American intelligence

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to the pathos and humanity of 'The District Doctor' and 'Biryuk'

the Kremlin's media machine has tapped into powerful group emotions of shame and humiliation-derived from the Soviet transition in the1990s-and has politicized national identity to transform these emotions into pride and patriotism

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