Research for Russian Rules
My novel, Russian Rules, is based on real possibilities, actual events, and real places. Below are some links to resources I found helpful and informative as background for writing the book.
Radiothermoelectric Generators
- All about RTGs (2005, Bellona) – with good links to related articles, bringing the situation up to date.
- Article about how nuclear lighthouses’ RTGs will be replaced (2003, Bellona)
- Lighthouses vandalized on Kola Peninsula (2003, Bellona) – includes pictures of RTG units
- RTG accidents, including the Georgian incident referred to in the book (2003, IAEA)
- Several more Bellona articles about RTGs
- Not all RTGs will be eliminated (2006, Bellona)
Lighthouses
- Image of Intsy lighthouse from a great lighthouses info site
- Article on Lighthouses of the Russian North, by Russ Rowlett
- Detailed adventure account of a trip along the coast. A photo of the Intsy waterline and lighthouse are linked below.
Other
- Some relevant history on Ganmukhuri
- Ukrainians attempt to sell dirty bomb
- The Pur Navolok hotel in Arkhangelsk
