The Lubyanka Files
Exposing the dark history of Soviet and Russian security services: documenting human rights abuses, political surveillance, and systemic repression
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The Lubyanka Files
29 KGB Training Manuals (1965-1989)
Mostly Russian originals
By Michael Weiss
October 16, 2022
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Politics
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You Don’t Have to Be Recruited to Work for Russian Intelligence
A classified KGB training manual on “confidential contacts” explores the gray area between informant and agent.
By Michael Weiss
February 04, 2021
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Politics
The Lubyanka Files
How the KGB Compensated for Perestroika
In addition to its espionage abroad, the KGB was always busy recruiting foreign nationals in the Soviet Union, with an eye to subsequently running them as agents in their home countries
By Michael Weiss
January 21, 2020
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Politics
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The Lubyanka Files. Here’s How the KGB Knew You’d Be a Traitor: an Exclusive Look at Its Recruitment Manual
By Michael Weiss
November 05, 2019