Ricin secret police: Georgi Markov had defected from Bulgaria some years previously and had subsequently written books and made radio broadcasts that were highly critical of the Bulgarian communist regime. However, it was believed at the time that Bulgaria would not have been able to produce the pellet, and it was also believed that the KGB had supplied it. The KGB denied any involvement, although high-profile KGB defectors Oleg Kalugin and Oleg Gordievsky have since confirmed the KGB's involvement. Earlier, Soviet dissident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn also suffered (but survived) ricin-like symptoms after an encounter in 1971 with KGB agents. Ten days before
Poetry for the Poisoned song "The Great Pandemonium" and released on the band's official YouTube channel on September 6. In 2011, a reissue of "Poetry for the Poisoned" entitled "Poetry for the Poisoned & Live From Wacken: Limited Tour Edition" was released on April 15 in Europe and May 10 in the US. The album was released as a double-disc set, with the first disc featuring "Poetry for the Poisoned" as previously released and the second disc contained 8 live tracks from their show at Wacken Open Air 2010. Disc 1: Disc 2 - Live from Wacken Open Air 2010: Poetry for the Poisoned