About Charles A. Ruud Charles A. Ruud is a professor of history at the University of Western Ontario and the author of several books on Russia, including Fontanka 16: The Tsars' Secret Police. Books by Charles A. Ruud The Constant Diplomat Robert Ford in Moscow by (author) Charles A. Ruud Fontanka 16 The Tsars' Secret Police by (author) Charles A. Ruud & Sergei A. Stepanov Russian Entrepreneur Publisher Ivan Sytin of Moscow, 1851-1934 by (author) Charles A. Ruud