Mitrokhins kgb archive opens to public university of cambridge. The mitrokhin archive and the secret history of the kgb, christopher andrew and vasiliy mitrokhin basic books, 1999. The mitrokhin archive ii pdf download full download pdf book. The mitrokhin archive and the secret history of the. The mitrokhin archive and the secret history of the kgb. The mitrokhin archives a collection of thousands of topsecret documents copied from the original and smuggled out of russia by former kgb officerturneddefector major vasiliy mitrokhin. The mitrokhin archive was an amazing intelligence coup for the west. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The translated documents tell the story of the kgbs methods and targets and should interest the general public as well as the specialist.
Books go search hello select your address upload a new scifi comedy. Vasili mitrokhin, who has died aged 81, was the kgb archivist whose defection to britain in 1992 brought a treasure trove of soviet secrets to the west. This collection is a wonderful illustration of the value of archives and the power of archivists. For a quarter of a century the kgb believed that the third world was the arena in which it could win the cold war. Jan 01, 2000 mitrokhin s archive is mentioned every now and then, just to prove a point mostly, the rest of it is all from previous sources. Vasili nikitich mitrokhin was a major and senior archivist for the soviet unions foreign. In 1992, vasili mitrokhin, a former kgb archivist, snuck out of russia carrying with. Though there is topsecret material on almost every country in the world, the united states is at the top of the list. This second part reveals the full extent of the kgbs links in africa, asia, latin america and the middle east. The archive covers the entire period from the bolshevik revolution to the 1980s and includes revelations concerning almost every country in the world. March 3, 1922 january 23, 2004 was a major and senior archivist for the soviet unions foreign intelligence service, the first chief directorate of the kgb, who defected to the united kingdom in 1992 after providing the british embassy in riga with a vast collection of kgb files, which became known.
Christopher andrew and vasili mitrokhin, the mitrokhin archive. The kgb in europe and the west, gardners books 2000, isbn 0140284877. Vasili mitrokhin books list of books by author vasili mitrokhin. See all 10 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. He now spent his time typing up the rest of the notes he had smuggled out of the fcd. The mitrokhin archive and the secret history of the kgb by vasili mitrokhin, christopher andrew and a great selection of related books. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The authorized history of mi5, was a major international bestseller. For years kgb operative vasili mitrokhin risked his life hiding topsecret material from russian secret service archives beneath his family dacha. The kgb in europe and the west, a massive account of soviet intelligence. Full text of the sword and the shield the mitrokhin. Kgb files from the famous mitrokhin archive described by the fbi as the. Vasili mitrokhin, a secret dissident who worked in the kgb archive, smuggled out.
The papers of vasiliy mitrokhin 19222004 churchill college. From 1972 to 1984, major vasiliy mitrokhin was a senior archivist in the kgbs foreign intelligence archive with unlimited access to hundreds of thousands of files from a global network of spies and intelligence gathering operations. But the kgbs main target, of course, was the united states. The kgb and the world book online at best prices in india on. In 1992, mi6 exfiltrated vasili mitrokhin, the most senior activist in the kgb, who had been responsible for running the kgb archives. The mitrokhin archive, according to british intelligence historian christopher andrew, is a collection of handwritten notes made secretly by kgb archivist vasili mitrokhin during his thirty years as a kgb archivist in the foreign intelligence service and the first chief directorate. The mitrokhin archive, by christopher andrew and vasili mitrokhin.
The mitrokhin archive is a collection of handwritten notes made secretly by kgb archivist vasili mitrokhin during his thirty years as a kgb archivist in the. Feb 02, 2004 on september 11 1999 the archive suddenly became front page news when serialisation of the mitrokhin archive, the book written by mitrokhin with the historian christopher andrew, began in the times. The soviet intelligence officers handbook by vasili mitrokhin 2002, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. The book is based on classified information from the archive of the kgb. After the first book andrew and mitrokhin, the sword and the shield, 1999 was published in the uk, an inquiry was held. Lidiya troyitska was sentenced to three years in a strictregime colony. March 3, 1922 january 23, 2004 was a major and senior archivist for the soviet unions foreign intelligence service, the first chief directorate of the kgb, and coauthor with christopher andrew of the mitrokhin archive.
Full text of the sword and the shield the mitrokhin archive and the secret history of the kgb see other formats. When he defected to the united kingdom in 1992 he brought the archive with him. The kgb and the battle for the third world, newly revealed. In addition to the sword and the shield, his previous books include her majestys secret service, kgb, and for the presidents eyes only. The supremacy of the indian national congress the third world country on which the kgb eventually concentrated most operational effort during the cold war was india. Allen packwood, director of the churchill archives centre, said. With his increasing antipathy towards, as he called it, the threeheaded. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. When he defected to the united kingdom in 1992 he brought the archive with him the official historian of mi5, christopher andrew, wrote two books, the sword and the shield. His fifteen previous books include the mitrokhin archive volumes 1 and 2, and a number of pathbreaking studies on the use and abuse of secret intelligence in modern history. Christopher andrew and vasili mitrokhin 1999 the mitrokhin archive. The kgb in europe and the west, christopher andrew and vasiliy mitrokhin allen lane, 1999.
The kgb in europe and the west, a massive account of soviet. The kgb and the world christopher andrew, vasili mitrokhin the special relationship with india part 1. It was only with the breakup of the soviet union and the decline in security measures at the new borders of the russian federation at last open the way for mitrokhin to take his archive to the west. The mitrokhin archive is a collection of handwritten notes made secretly by kgb major vasili mitrokhin during his thirty years as a kgb archivist in the foreign intelligence service and the first chief directorate. This book is a mustread for all those of you who enjoyed the earlier part1. It was mitrokhins position as archivist that allowed him his unprecedented access and overview of the kgb files. The book is the second installment in a series based on the kgb files brought out of russia by defector kgb archivist vasily mitrokhin materials. The british intelligence historian christopher andrew wrote two books, sword and the shield 1992. A book, the sword and the shield by mitrokhin and professor christopher andrew drawing on the archive was published in september 1999, receiving extensive media coverage.
The kgb and the world reveals for the first time the full extent of the kgbs global penetration, exposing its operations in africa, asia, latin america and the middle east. Vasili nikitich mitrokhin was a major and senior archivist for the soviet unions foreign intelligence service, the first. His defection was kept secret until 1999, when the book was published and then serialized on. Feb 03, 2004 when this private archive reached the west in 1992, it was described by the fbi as the most complete and extensive intelligence ever received from any source. Download audiobooks written by vasili mitrokhin to your device. The mitrokhin archive and the secret history of the kgb audiobook by vasili mitrokhin, christopher andrew. The papers of vasiliy mitrokhin 19222004 churchill. Buy the mitrokhin archive first edition by andrew, christopher, mitrokhin, vasili isbn. Vasili mitrokhin, a secret dissident who worked in the kgb archive, smuggled out copies of its most highly classified files every day for twelve years.
World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. Vasili mitrokhin author of the sword and the shield. March 3, 1922 january 23, 2004 was a major and senior archivist for the soviet unions foreign intelligence service, the first chief directorate of the kgb and coauthor with christopher andrew of the mitrokhin archive. In this volume mitrokhin presents two dictionaries produced by the kgb itself to define their activities in both offensive and defensive intelligence work. Andrew likes to quote oleg kalugin a lot, which gave some other information but also successfully plugged his other book that andrew wrote with kalguin as well. Penguin revised paperback edition, 2000 us edition. He had noted thousands of documents, described by the fbi as the greatest single cache of intelligence ever received by the west. The kgb in europe and the west, created a media storm. The mitrokhin archive ii reveals for the first time the full extent of the kgbs global penetration, exposing its operations in africa, asia, latin america and the middle east. Vasily nikitich mitrokhin, soviet intelligence archivist born march 3, 1922, yurasovo, russian s.
From 1972 to 1984, major vasiliy mitrokhin was a senior archivist in the kgbs foreign intelligence archive, with unlimited access to hundreds of thousands of files from a global network of. The original handwritten notes by vasili mitrokhin are still classified. Christopher andrew extends and amplifies the material encompassed within the archive to focus upon the counterintelligence efforts of the kgb both in europe vol. Jan 01, 2005 the mitrokhin archive was an amazing intelligence coup for the west. Vasily nikitich mitrokhin russian intelligence archivist. The mitrokhin archive is a collection of handwritten notes made secretly by kgb archivist vasili mitrokhin during his thirty years as a kgb archivist in the foreign intelligence service and the first chief directorate. When former kgb man vasili mitrokhin defected to the uk he took with him the most extensive archive of intelligence received from any source ever. New book the mitrokhin archive ii written by vasili mitrokhin is going to launch. When this private archive reached the west in 1992, it was described by the fbi as the most complete and extensive intelligence ever received from any source.
Vasili mitrokhin reports that on 7 may 1975 the border patrol officers detained a. The mitrokhin archive and the secret history of the kgb paperback september 5, 1999. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Book on kgb unveils russian agencys ops in india during cold war, political.