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Alexander Litvinenko

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The Resume

    (August 30, 1962-November 23, 2006)
    Born in Voronezh, Russian Federation
    Officer in the KGB and its successor the FSB (1986-99)
    Granted asylum in Great Britain (2001)
    Critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin
    Claimed bombings in Moscow blamed on Chechen rebels were being performed by the FSB
    Died from poisoning by radioactive polonium-210

Why he might be annoying:

    He was arrested for allegedly beating detainees during an anti-terrorist campaign (1999).
    He was released from prison after signing a pledge not to leave the country, then fled to Turkey with a forged passport.
    He claimed, apparently without evidence, that Putin is a pedophile.
    There have been suggestions that he was contaminated while participating in a polonium smuggling ring.
    He converted to Islam on his deathbed to show his solidarity with the Chechen people.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was allegedly on a hit list of people being targeted by the FSB for assassination.
    A colleague, Andrey Limarev, disappeared in the French Alps after saying he ‘would be next’ (December 12, 2006).
    He is one of more than a dozen opponents of Putin to die in suspicious circumstances.
    His friends suggested polonium was chosen as the poison ‘to trigger a slow, torturous and spectacular demise’ that would serve as a warning to others.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 130 Votes: 57.69% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 31 Votes: 64.52% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 63.33% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 29 Votes: 44.83% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 119 Votes: 57.98% Annoying