Nikolai Starikov is the author of 20 bestsellers (\"Stalin after the War\", \"War. With Other People’s Hands\", \"Nationalization of the Ruble\" and many others). The relevance of this book is hard to overestimate. The vile murder of Darya Dugina and Vladlen Tatarsky forces us to rethink the nature of terrorism and dig into the essence of this monstrous phenomenon.
Terrorism is a method by which one state influences another. For this, political groupings, terrorist organizations of conspirators, religious fanatics, and all kinds of other rebels and insurgents may be used. It’s a way to influence public opinion, citizens’ moods, and their emotions—because in most cases, completely random people die. Or—the country’s leaders who are unacceptable to outside forces.
The author of this book analyzes in detail the history of terrorism, studies what kinds of terrorism exist and what goals its organizers set. The main goal of this book is to help you understand who needs terrorism and why. This is a kind of fishing lure the author offers to the reader. And then the information fish can be caught— even from the murkiest waters…