The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive & the Secret History of the KGB
( Review 26 )In 1992 the British Secret Intelligence Service exfiltrated from Russia a defector whose presence in the West has remained secret until the publication of his book. Vasili Mitrokhin worked for almost thirty years in the foreign intelligence archives of the KGB, which in 1972 he was made responsible for moving to a new HQ just outside Moscow. He was congratulated by the head of foreign intelligence, Vladimir Kryuchkov (later the ringleader of the 1992 Moscow coup), for his success in transferring the archives and his devoted 'service to the state security authorities.' Unknown to Kryuchkov, how
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In 1992 the British Secret Intelligence Service exfiltrated from Russia a defector whose presence in the West has remained secret until the publication of his book. Vasili Mitrokhin worked for almost thirty years in the foreign intelligence archives of the KGB, which in 1972 he was made responsible for moving to a new HQ just outside Moscow. He was congratulated by the head of foreign intelligence, Vladimir Kryuchkov (later the ringleader of the 1992 Moscow coup), for his success in transferring the archives and his devoted 'service to the state security authorities.' Unknown to Kryuchkov, how
Book Detail
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Book Title
The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive &...
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Author
Christopher Andrew
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Date Published
--1985
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Pages
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