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June• 2018 | 131O
he Putin Regime and
Political Murder Amy Knight
(BITEBACK PUBLISHING)V
ladimir Putin has certainly
been in the news often
over the past few months.
With the Football World Cup
starting on June 14, the world’s
eyes will focus on a Russia
transformed by this leader’s
enthusiastic, single-handed drive
to rebuild the former Soviet
Union. Amy Knight, an American
historian of the Soviet Union and
Russia, and an expert on the KGB,
traces Putin’s transformation
into one of the Kremlin’s most
powerful modern leaders.
Consolidating his position has
involved building and maintaining
a tight grip on power using state-
endorsed murder of all serious
political or public opponents.Ocean’s 8
(Action, Crime, Comedy)
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ontinuing the exploits of the
Ocean family, Sandra Bullock
stars as Debbie Ocean, sister
of Danny (George Clooney) from the
original Ocean’s trilogy. Debbie is
fresh out of prison and recruits an
all-woman team to pull of a heist at
New York ’s annual Met Gala charity
ball. Their objective is to steal a
necklace worth over $150 million,
worn by one of the wealthy guests.
The crew comprises Lou (Cate
Blanchett), Debbie’s right-hand
woman; Constance (Awkwafina), a
gifted pickpocket; Amita (Mindy
Kaling), a jeweller; Nine Ball
(Rihanna), a hacker; Rose (Helena
Bonham Carter), a fashion designer;
and Tammy (Sarah Paulson), a
suburban mother who has left her
life of crime behind. Anne Hathaway
plays celebrity Daphne Kluger,
wearing the targeted necklace.
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