Archangel. Poster of the 2005 TV series and cover of the 1998 book
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Archangel
Robert Harris, 1998
TV series vs book
Jon Jones, 2005

An English expert on Soviet history, is in Moscow for an academic conference on Joseph Stalin. After the conference, Papu Rapava, an old man, says that he has important information for Dr. Kelso. In Hotel Ukraine, where Kelso is staying, Rapava recounts in detail how he, as a young security guard in 1953, witnessed the death of Stalin.


Midnight in Saint Petersburg. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the 1962 book, The Ipcress File
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The Ipcress File
Len Deighton, 1962
movie vs book
Douglas Jackson, 1996

Harry Palmer heads a private investigation business based in Moscow. His associates are Nikolai Petrov, ex-CIA agent Craig, and ex-KGB Colonel Gradsky. They take on the job of finding 1000 grams of weapons-grade plutonium stolen from the Russian government, though they do not know the identity of their client.