The Russia House is a spy novel by John le Carré published in 1989. The title refers to the nickname given to the portion of the British Secret Intelligence Service that was devoted to spying on the Soviet Union. A film based on the novel was released in 1990 starring Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer, and directed by Fred Schepisi. The BBC produced a radio play starring Tom Baker.
John le Carré wrote The Russia House in 1990.
It's definitely incorrect because it was published in 1989. I think it was difficult because the year 1990 was also mentioned in a sentence containing the word novel, so perhaps this tricked the system.