Russian Olympic Doping Scandal: How It Happened

In November 2015, a historian received an email from Nikita Kamaev, the executive director of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency. It read, in part:

"I am writing to you because you are a reputable, widely known person in the field of sports science and anti-doping issues.

I wanted to write a book about the true story of sport pharmacology and doping in Russia since in 198...

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