The Mitrokhin Archive

Delve into the clandestine world of Soviet espionage with 'The Mitrokhin Archive,' a monumental work compiled from the meticulously hidden notes of KGB operative Vasili Mitrokhin. For years, Mitrokhin risked everything, secretly transcribing top-secret documents from the KGB's archives and burying them beneath his family dacha. Upon his exfiltration to the West, these extraordinary materials, deemed by the FBI as 'the most complete and extensive intelligence ever received from any source,' unveiled the astonishing breadth and depth of Soviet covert operations worldwide. Co-authored with historian Christopher Andrew, this bestselling book exposes major KGB penetrations across Western governments, intelligence agencies, and political movements. It’s a gripping, detailed account of malevolent spymasters, intricate tradecraft, and cold-eyed betrayal that not only reads like a thrilling spy novel but stands as the most comprehensive and informed study of Soviet subversive intrigues ever published.