The Lubyanka Files
A project that opens up the hidden world of the Soviet and Russian security services. We explore their methods and their history, the surveillance and recruitment that defined them, and the long shadow they continue to cast over Russian society and political life
The Lubyanka Files
29 KGB Training Manuals (1965–1989)
Mostly Russian originals
Politics
You Don’t Have to Be Recruited to Work for Russian Intelligence
Moscow Center’s Reliance on “Confidential Contacts” in the West
Politics
How the KGB Compensated for Perestroika
The KGB’s Recruitment of Foreigners Inside the Soviet Union
Politics
The Lubyanka Files. Here’s How the KGB Knew You’d Be a Traitor: an Exclusive Look at Its Recruitment Manual
From Le Carré’s Leamas to Aldrich Ames: Why the KGB Targeted Disgruntled Insiders