Near and distant neighbors : a new history of Soviet intelligence /

"A revelatory and pathbreaking account of the highly secretive world of the Soviet intelligence services. A uniquely comprehensive and rich account of the Soviet intelligence services, Jonathan Haslam's Near and Distant Neighbors charts the labyrinthine story of Soviet intelligence from th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Haslam, Jonathan (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Intelligence service > Soviet Union > History. Secret service > Soviet Union > History. Military intelligence > Soviet Union > History. Espionage, Soviet > History. Cryptography > Soviet Union > History. Soviet Union > Politics and government. Soviet Union > Foreign relations. HISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union. HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century. Cryptography. Diplomatic relations. Espionage, Soviet. Intelligence service. Military intelligence. Politics and government. Secret service. Soviet Union. History.
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Table of Contents:

Russian intelligence idiom (Soviet period)
Introduction
Starting from scratch
But who was the main enemy?
Cryptography: stunted by neglect
What German threat?
The test of war
Postwar advantage
Breakdown
The German theatre
Loss of faith
The computer gap
Pride before the fall
Conclusion: Out from the shadows
Appendix I: Soviet foreign intelligence organizations
Appendix II: Operatives who betrayed the régime, including defectors.