Detective viktor burakov biography

The Killer Department: Detective Viktor Burakov's eight-year Hunt for the Most Savage Serial Killer in Russian History - Hardcover

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"Horrifying...It's a story you will not soon forget."
JOHN BARKHAM REVIEWS
Here is the chilling true story of the manhunt for the most frighteningly brutal serial killer of modern times--for the Russian Jeffrey Dahmer. As the killer stalked train stations for new young prey, Detective Viktor Burakov stalked him, while an archaic Soviet system put every obstacle in his way. Overwhelmed by the sheer horror of the killer's deeds and haunted by the spectres of the dead, Burakov broke the rules of Soviet police work: He secretly asked a psychiatrist to create a psychological profile of the killer, which allowed Burakov to get inside the mind of the world's most dangerous man....
Mesmerizing, shocking, and immediate, THE KILLER DEPARTMENT is one of the most authentic and riveting cases in the annals of true crime.
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The Killer Department: Detective Viktor Burakov's eight-year Hunt for the Most Savage Serial Killer in Russian History by Robert CULLEN

February 12, 2025
"The Killer Department" es una crónica fascinante y perturbadora de la cacería del asesino en serie Andrei Chikatilo, escrita por el periodista Robert Cullen. Publicado en 1993, el libro detalla los ocho años de investigación liderados por el detective Viktor Burakov en la región de Rostov, Rusia, en un contexto de ineficiencia burocrática y secretismo soviético. Más que una historia de crímenes, esta obra es una crítica incisiva a las fallas estructurales del sistema soviético y a los obstáculos que la policía enfrentó en la captura del asesino.

La historia se desarrolla en los años 80, en los últimos años de la Unión Soviética, cuando el crimen violento no era reconocido oficialmente como un problema sistémico. La narrativa de Cullen muestra cómo el régimen comunista insistía en proyectar la imagen de una sociedad segura y moralmente superior, lo que resultó en la ocultación de información sobre asesinatos y violaciones.

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Title

The killer department: detective Viktor Burakov's eight-year hunt for the most savage serial killer in Russian history

Author(s)Cullen, Robert
Year1993
Pages258 p., [8] p. of plates
Language(s)English
PublsiherOrion
PlaceLondon
SubjectsRussia, USSR, Russia (Federation) / Social Structure, Crime and Criminals, Drugs, Prostitution  [Browse all]
Russia, USSR, Russia (Federation) / Police, Prisons, Labo(u)r Camps  [Browse all]
Burakov, Viktor V. Čikatilo, Andrej R.
NoteThe Čikatilo case
Mediumbook
HoldingsSearch WorldCat
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