Irina Petrovna Borogan (), born September 9, 1974, in

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, is a Russian investigative journalist.

Journalism

Irina Borogan started her journalistic career in 1996 as correspondent of

Segodnya ''Segodnya'' ( rus, Сегодня, p=sʲɪˈvodʲnʲə, t=Today, a=Ru-сегодня.ogg) was a Russian language, Russian-language Ukrainian tabloid newspaper founded in 1997. The newspaper ceased printing in 2019. Affiliations While run from ...

newspaper. For

she covered

1999 NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) carried out an aerial bombing campaign against the Serbia and Montenegro, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War. The air strikes lasted from 24 March 1999 to 10 June 1999. The bombing ...

, Taiwan earthquake, situation in refugees camps in

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before the

Second Chechen War Names The Second Chechen War is also known as the Second Chechen Campaign () or the Second Russian Invasion of Chechnya from the Chechens, Chechen insurgents' point of view.Федеральный закон № 5-ФЗ от 12 января 19 ...

. In September 2000, then in

Izvestia ''Izvestia'' ( rus, Известия, r=Izvestiya, p=ɪzˈvʲesʲtʲɪjə, "The News") is a daily broadsheet newspaper in Russia. Founded in February 1917, ''Izvestia'', which covered foreign relations, was the organ of the Supreme Soviet of th ...

, Irina Borogan covered law enforcement agencies and criminal activity. With

Andrei Soldatov Andrei Alekseyevich Soldatov (, born 4 October 1975 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian investigative journalist and Russian security services expert. Together with fellow journalist Irina Borogan he is co-founder and editor of the Agentura.Ru websit ...

she was cofounder of the project

Agentura.Ru Agentura.Ru () is a Russian website that covers subjects related to terrorism and intelligence agencies in Russia. It was created and supported by journalists Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan. From 2000 to 2006 the web-site was supported by the I ...

. Since then Andrei Soldatov is editor and she is deputy editor of

. In 2004 she joined weekly

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, covered Beslan siege for

. From January 2006 until November 2008 she worked for

Novaya Gazeta ''Novaya Gazeta'' (, ) is an independent Russian newspaper. It is known for its critical and investigative coverage of Russian political and social affairs, the Chechen wars, corruption among the ruling elite, and increasing authoritarianism i ...

. Borogan covered for Novaya Gazeta

2006 Lebanon War The 2006 Lebanon War was a 34-day armed conflict in Lebanon, fought between Hezbollah and Israel. The war started on 12 July 2006, and continued until a United Nations-brokered ceasefire went into effect in the morning on 14 August 2006, thoug ...

from Lebanon and tensions in West Bank and Gaza Strip (Palestine). She regularly gives comments on terrorism for the

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and since 2010 she writes for

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and

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Publishing

In December 2005, Irina Borogan published with

the book ''New patriot games. How secret services have been changing their skin 1991-2004''. In September 2010

and Irina Borogan's book '' The New Nobility: The Restoration of Russia's Security State and the Enduring Legacy of the KGB''. In August 2011 The Russian version of the book sat on seventh place on the best seller list of Knizhnoe Obozrenie. In early September it was the second place on the best seller list. On September 20 the authors were informed by Elena Evgrafova, a chief editor of the Alpina Business Books/United Press, that on September 14, the General Director of the Chekhov Poligraphic Complex, German Kravchenko, received a letter from the Moscow department of the FSB in which the Head of the 2nd Directorate of the 6th Inter-regional Section A.I.Sergeev requests information as to the identities of those individuals who placed the order for the publication of the book The New Nobility. In October 2011 The French version of the New Nobility came out, published by François Bourin éditeur. In December 2011 The Estonian edition was published by the Tanapaev Publisher. In January 2012 the book came out in Chinese (Publisher CITIC).

Russia's Surveillance State Project

In October 2012

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and

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launched the joint project entitle
'Russia's Surveillance State'
with Andrei Soldatov as a head of the project and Irina Borogan as a deputy head. The aims of the project were to undertake research and investigation into surveillance practices in Russia, including the trade in and use of surveillance technologies, and to publicise research and investigative findings to improve national and international awareness of surveillance and secrecy practices in Russia. On October 6, 2013

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

reported the research made by

and Irina Borogan over surveillance measures introduced by the Russian authorities at the

2014 Winter Olympics The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Sochi 2014 (), were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 7 to 23 February 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Opening ro ...

, including extensive electronic eavesdropping and surveillance. The investigation was conducted in collaboration with

and

. The publication of the research prompted three European parliamentarians to raise concerns about surveillance at the

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, a Dutch member of the European parliament, and two other MEPs have tabled written questions in attempt to open a debate over Russian snooping.MEPs raise concerns over Sochi Winter Olympics surveillance plans, The Guardian, November 13, 2013
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Books

* Irina Borogan (with Andrei Soldatov): "New patriot games. How secret services have been changing their skin 1991-2004", December 2005. * Irina Borogan (with Andrei Soldatov): " The New Nobility: The Restoration of Russia's Security State and the Enduring Legacy of the KGB", PublicAffairs, September 2010. * Irina Borogan (with Andrei Soldatov): '' The Red Web: The Struggle Between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries'',

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, September 2015. * Irina Borogan (with Andrei Soldatov): '' The Compatriots: The Brutal and Chaotic History of Russia’s Exiles, Emigres, and Agents Abroad'', PublicAffairs, October 2019 * Irina Borogan (with Andrei Soldatov): ''Our Dear Friends in Moscow: The Inside Story of a Broken Generation'', PublicAffairs, June 2025

References

External links

Agentura.Ru website

Irina Borogan page at Agentura.Ru

Agentura.Ru English website

Novaya Gazeta website
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