head immediately, literally, not figuratively" if they "open the mouth" about the Russian apartment bombings. Former FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko said he had learned from Anna Politkovskaya that Putin asked Khakamada to pass a threat to Politkovskaya. Khakamada denied her involvement in passing any specific threats, and said that she warned Politkovskaya only in general terms more than a year earlier, and that Politkovskaya blamed her and Mikhail Kasyanov for becoming Kremlin's puppets. Politkovskaya and Litvinenko were murdered in October and November 2006. 2008, Khakamada left the party of her own accord, explaining the cessation of her political activities. 2016, she became a member of the Council of the Political Growth Party. She took part in the elections to the State Duma of the 7th convocation as a candidate from the “Party of Growth”, in the first part of the regional list of Moscow. The party won 1.28% of the vote and was unable to sit in parliament. Books 1995 - "Common cause" ("Общее дело") 1999 - "Maiden Name" ("Девичья фамилия") 2002 - “Peculiarities of National Politics” ("Особенности национального политика") 2006 - “Sex in big politics. Self-instruction self-made woman " ("Sex в большой политике. Самоучитель self-made woman") 2007 - “Love, out of the game. The story of one political suicide" ("Любовь, вне игры. История одного политического самоубийства") 2008 - "Success in the big city" ("Success [успех] в Большом городе") 2012 - "The Tao of Life: A Master Class from a Staunch Individualist" ("Дао жизни: Мастер-класс от убежденного индивидуалиста") 2014 - “In anticipation of oneself: From image to style” ("В предвкушении себя: От имиджа к стилю") 2017 - "Success. You ask - I answer" ("Успех. Cпрашиваете– отвечаю") 2018 - "Restart: how to live many lives" ("Рестарт: Как прожить много жизней") Film and television Khakamada has appeared in several films and television series as an actress, including Brief Guide To A Happy Life in 2012. References External links English Profile — from mosnews.com A challenger for the presidency Russian Official site Irina Khakamada about her book A chapter from the book Another chapter from the book Irina Khakamada about hostage crisis, interview by Anna Politkovskaya Presidential race Criticism by Yulia Latynina Reply to the criticism Interview - Radio Free Europe Interview - Radio Free Europe Interview - Radio Free Europe 1955 births Living people Politicians from Moscow Russian politicians of Japanese descent Russian people of Armenian descent Russian people of Lezgian descent