How a KGB archivist defected with a treasure trove of Soviet secrets — and even his family had no clue

Vladimir Mitrokhin’s amazing story is the subject of a new book, ‘The Spy in the Archive: How One Man Tried to Kill the KGB.’ ...
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Aldrich Ames’ Ultimate Betrayal: How a CIA Officer Sold America’s Secrets to Russia

An American, not a Russian, proved to be the Cold War’s deadliest mole. He was a CIA officer named Aldrich Ames and a KGB spy ...
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The KGB spy in movies and TV shows: Ponies, The Americans and more

The KGB spy is a constant character in espionage thrillers, but more often than not, they’re just a collection of ...

Aldrich Ames, CIA officer who spied for Russia, dead at 84

Former CIA case officer Aldrich Ames, one of America's most damaging spies who sold secrets to Russia, died at 84 in a ...
The Print

Rogue spy Aldrich Ames hurt over 100 CIA ops, sold secrets to Soviets. Lessons from the double agent game

ThePrint Explorer looks at the lives of Ames & another double-agent, Major-General Dmitri Polyakov, which offer a peek into ...
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As Vladimir Putin turns 73, trace his journey from KGB Spy to World’s Strongest Leader

Born in Leningrad in 1952, Vladimir Putin rose from a determined KGB officer to Russia’s most powerful leader since Stalin. After 16 years in intelligence, he entered politics as deputy mayor in 1991 ...
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A KGB Officer Puts Himself in a Compromising Position

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Vladimir Vetrov, a KGB officer stationed in Paris in the 1960s is involved in a drunken car accident. Fearing damage to his career, he turns to a ...