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Don't despair. -- Kolesnikov\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \"Kolesnikov Note\" became the cry from the depths of Russia's tormented soul, as an anguished people confronted their government about what matters more -- guarding secrets and pride or protecting human life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat were Russian officials thinking when they waited forty-eight hours to acknowledge that their most treasured submarine was in trouble? Why did they track the desperate tapping noises that seemed to be coming from the sub without sending an international SOS?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor a world community still mystified by deadly Russian deceits surrounding the Kursk submarine disaster, Cry from the Deep solves the riddles once and for all. 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