History of the KGB secret operations from Lenin to Gorbachev

History of foreign policy operations from Lenin to Gorbachev

Book by Andrew K. and O. Gordievskogo gives a broad retrospective of Soviet foreign intelligence operations since its inception in 1917 until the collapse of the Soviet Union. At the heart of the book is extensive factual and historical material, obtained by the authors and testimonies of witnesses and participants in these operations. A personal experience of Oleg Gordievsky, 23 years has served in foreign intelligence of the KGB, and the knowledge of Professor Christopher Andrew, a leading researcher in the West, intelligence history, makes this book even bolshuyuznachimost. Russian edition includes historical facts, which became known at the time of publication in Russia