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Examines the close protection units that guard Russia's leaders, including non-governmental and non-Russian federation elites.

Table of Contents

Preface
Universal Soldiers
Red Guards
Protecting the State
The Palace Guards
The Khaki October
The Politics of Protection
The Best of the Rest
The New Praetorians
Appendix: Selected Incidents and Attempts
Selected Bibliography
Index

About the Author

DAVID COX was Adjunct Professor of Political Science at The George Washington University./e