About the Author

Anatoly Kucherena is one of Russia's leading lawyers, as well as a highly successful author of thriller fiction and philosophical tracts, such as Magna Charters: How Human Rights Were Melt in the Fire of Four Revolutions (2011). Born in Moldavia in 1960, Kucherena worked for the Moscow police before turning to the law, where he has proved his mettle again and again and became a Doctor of Law in 2003. He now serves on many key public bodies, such as the Presidential Council of the Russian Federation for countering corruption and the Public Council of the Russian Federal Security Service. He has also taken on many high profile cases besides Snowden's, including the successful defence of Tamara Rokhlin, accused of murdering her husband General Lev Rokhlin. He still works with Snowden on a pro bono basis.