The Pushkin job: unmasking the thieves behind an international rare books heist
From The Audio Long Read
Published 11/17/2025
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…
