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Historical dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence / Robert W. Pringle.

Pringle, Robert W., (author.). Credo Reference (Firm), (distributor.).

Summary:

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence is the only volume that lays out how Russian and Soviet intelligence works and how its operations have impacted Russian history. It covers Russian intelligence from the imperial period to the present focusing in greatest detail on Cold War espionage cases and the Putin-era intelligence community.

Record details

ISBN: 9781786844026
ISBN: 9781442253186
Physical Description: 1 online resource (604 entries) ; digital files.
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Lanham [Maryland] : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-420).
Formatted Contents Note:	Entries A-Z -- The evolution of Soviet State Security -- KGB Chairs, 1917–1991 -- Russian foreign intelligence organizations, 1920– -- Chiefs of Soviet and Russian Foreign Intelligence, 1920– -- Russian Security Services, 1991– -- Heads of Military Intelligence (GRU), 1918– -- Venona code names and encryption -- Loss of life in the Stalin Era -- Agents and programs betrayed by Aldrich Ames, Robert Hanssen, and Edward Lee Howard -- Maskirovka: deception on nuclear weapons programs -- Bibliography -- About the author.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on title page of print version.