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D.V. Chernov is an award-winning author of historical and crime fiction. His debut novel Commissar was named Finalist for the prestigious Hemingway International Book Award. D.V. Chernov was born in Omsk, Russia and grew up in the Soviet Union during the final decades of the Cold War before immigrating to the US in 1991. For his crime fiction, Chernov derives inspiration from his 20-year career in the high-tech industry, with his extensive experience lending his thrillers a level of authenticity that is rare in the genre.

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	Severed Echoes 4.27 avg rating — 55 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Cheka Weekly: Insights into Soviet Security Operations During the Russian Civil War

Commissar: War and Peace contains several excerpts from The Cheka Weekly (Russian: Еженедельник Чрезвычайных Комиссий), a real publication that was created and published during the Russian Civil War (1918-22) by the V-Cheka in Moscow at Number 9 Lubyanka Street — less than a block away from the now infamous Cheka headquarters building in Lubyanka Square […]

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