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Stalin´s Agent: The Life and Death of Alexander Orlov
Boris Volodarsky
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Description for Stalin´s Agent: The Life and Death of Alexander Orlov
Hardback. This is the true story behind 'General Alexander Orlov', the man who never was, now revealed in full for the first time: Stalinist henchman, Soviet spy, celebrated 'defector' to the West, and central character in the greatest KGB deception ever. Num Pages: 832 pages, 25 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: HBTW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 240 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1340.
This is the history of an unprecedented deception operation - the biggest KGB deception of all time. It has never been told in full until now. There are almost certainly people who would like it never to be told. It is the story of General Alexander Orlov. Stalin's most loyal and trusted henchman during the Spanish Civil War, Orlov was also the Soviet handler controlling Kim Philby, the British spy, defector, and member of the notorious 'Cambridge Five'. Escaping Stalin's purges, Orlov fled to America in the late 1930s and lived underground. He only dared reveal his identity ... Read more
This is the history of an unprecedented deception operation - the biggest KGB deception of all time. It has never been told in full until now. There are almost certainly people who would like it never to be told. It is the story of General Alexander Orlov. Stalin's most loyal and trusted henchman during the Spanish Civil War, Orlov was also the Soviet handler controlling Kim Philby, the British spy, defector, and member of the notorious 'Cambridge Five'. Escaping Stalin's purges, Orlov fled to America in the late 1930s and lived underground. He only dared reveal his identity ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
1340g
Number of Pages
832
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199656585
SKU
V9780199656585
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About Boris Volodarsky
Boris Volodarsky was born in Russia in 1955. After receiving his university diploma, he was drafted into the Soviet army as a GRU Spetsnaz officer (military intelligence, special operations) and later trained as an undercover intelligence operator, at a time in the 1980s when Soviet intelligence services were on alert to watch for US preparations for a surprise nuclear attack ... Read more
Reviews for Stalin´s Agent: The Life and Death of Alexander Orlov
For historians of Soviet intelligence, Stalin's Agent provides a vast quantity of information.
Amy Knight, The Times Literary Supplement
Volodarsky's researches into the context of his story are as revealing and interesting as the story itself...a significant and valuable addition.
Spectator, Alan Judd
Meticulously researched ... the most comprehensive text so far on the topic of ... Read more
Amy Knight, The Times Literary Supplement
Volodarsky's researches into the context of his story are as revealing and interesting as the story itself...a significant and valuable addition.
Spectator, Alan Judd
Meticulously researched ... the most comprehensive text so far on the topic of ... Read more