Historical dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence
Pringle, Robert W.2017
eBook
Abstract: 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.
Main title:
Historical dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence / Robert W. Pringle.
Author:
Pringle, Robert W., authorCredo Reference (Firm), distributor
Edition:
Second edition.
Imprint:
Lanham [Maryland] : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2017.
Collation:
1 online resource (604 entries) ; digital files.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-420).Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Print version: xxv, 421 pages
Contents:
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.
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781786844026 (electronic version)9781442253179 (cloth : alk. paper)9781442253186 (ebook)
Dewey class:
327.1247003
LC class:
UB252.R8
Language:
English
Subject:
Intelligence service -- Russia -- EncyclopediasMilitary intelligence -- Russia -- EncyclopediasSpies -- Russia -- Biography -- EncyclopediasIntelligence service -- Soviet Union -- EncyclopediasMilitary intelligence -- Soviet Union -- EncyclopediasSpies -- Soviet Union -- Biography -- EncyclopediasIntelligence service -- Russia (Federation) -- EncyclopediasMilitary intelligence -- Russia (Federation) -- EncyclopediasSpies -- Russia (Federation) -- Biography -- EncyclopediasElectronic books
BRN:
501847
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