Yuri Petrovich Shchekochikhin (Russian: Ю́рий Петро́вич Щекочи́хин, 9 June 1950 in Kirovabad (now Ganja, Azerbaijan) – 3 July 2003 in Moscow) was a Russian investigative journalist, writer, and liberal lawmaker in the Russian parliament. Shchekochikhin made his name writing about and campaigning against the influence of organized crime and corruption. His last non-fiction book, Slaves of the KGB, was about people who worked as KGB informers.
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9 June 1950 Kirovabad (present-day Ganja, Azerbaijan)
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Died |
3 July 2003 (aged 53) Moscow, Russia
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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