Ryzhkov, Vladimir (7 de octubre de 2013). «Same Old Kremlin, Same Old Surkov». Consultado el 20 de noviembre de 2016. «Surkov played the decisive role in raising Kadyrov to his current post. For his part, Kadyrov refers to Surkov as his "sworn brother" and even has a portrait of Surkov hanging in his office in Grozny." and "...a person's formal job title in Russia never matches the actual authority they wield.»
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Glikin, Maksim (13 de agosto de 2009). «Владислав Сурков стал писателем?» [Has Vladislav Surkov become a writer?]. Consultado el 20 de noviembre de 2016. «Published novel Close to Zero was probably written by Vladislav Surkov. (Издан роман «Околоноля», написанный скорее всего Владиславом Сурковым.)».
