His '' Top Secret '' TV programme often focused on corruption cases involving Russia 's political and economic elite . The programme , as well as Borovik 's print publications , Top Secret and Versia , were openly critical of Vladimir Putin . Borovik also opposed the First and Second Chechen Wars . His last investigation was about the Russian apartment bombings of 1999 , which he and others alleged had actually been orchestrated by the Russian FSB . In one of his last papers he quoted Vladimir Putin who said : " There are three ways to influence people : blackmail , vodka , and the threat to kill . " This quote Borovik based on '' Der Spiegel '' and '' Stern '' , German magazines
Russian apartment bombings
Russian apartment bombings
Artyom Borovik