" wired Sofia to find out what to do about him. Though the country was ruled by Czar Boris and his army officers and the future was clear to those with the stomach to see it, foreign policy was ephemeral, and it was hard to know where to put your foot. Russia might be characterized as a wicked beast of a nation, but it was a very "

― Alan Furst , Classic Spy Novels 3-Book Bundle: Night Soldiers, The World at Night, Kingdom of Shadows