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A Spy Story: Sergei Skripal Was a Little Fish. He Had a Big Enemy.

**EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before Sunday 10:30 p.m. ET Sept. 9, 2018. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** A Russian military orchestra performs during a festival at the Red Square in Moscow, Aug. 28, 2018. Sergei Skripal and Vladimir Putin, Soviet men of the same age, were raised to wage war against the West. After the Soviet Union collapsed, one rose and one fell. (Sergey Ponomarev/The New York Times)