In a September 2009 issue of '' GQ '' , Anderson wrote an article supporting the theory of Putin 's role in the Russian apartment bombings , based in part on his interviews with Mikhail Trepashkin The journal owner , Condé Nast , then took extreme measures to prevent an article by Anderson from appearing in the Russian media , both physically and in translation . According to the '' NPR '' , Anderson was asked not to syndicate the article to any Russian publications , but told '' GQ '' he would refuse the request
Russian apartment bombings
Russian apartment bombings
Scott Anderson (novelist)