The New Nobility
| Company type | Book |
|---|---|
| Industry | Non-fiction literature |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan |
| Products | Book |
The New Nobility: The Restoration of Russia's Security State and the Enduring Legacy of the KGB (2010) is an English-language non-fiction work authored by Russian investigative journalists and security analysts Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan. The book features a foreword written by Nick Fielding.
During the 2000s, the Federal Security Service of Russia significantly broadened its role in counter-terrorism efforts and safeguarding the political establishment. This publication delves into the operations of Russian intelligence agencies throughout the 1990s and early 21st century.
An excerpt from this book, titled "Russia's New Nobility. The Rise of the Security Services in Putin's Kremlin," was published in the September 2010 issue of Foreign Affairs.
The Russian-language edition was released in July 2011 by Alpina Business Books/United Press (Sanoma Independent Media). Additionally, the book has been translated and made available in countries such as France, Estonia, Finland, and China.