EPISODE · Nov 17, 2025 · 40 MIN
The Pushkin job: unmasking the thieves behind an international rare books heist
from The Audio Long Read · host The Guardian
Between 2022 and 2023, as many as 170 rare and valuable editions of Russian classics were stolen from libraries across Europe. Were the thieves merely low-level opportunists, or were bigger forces at work? By Philip Oltermann. Read by Daniela Denby Ashe. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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