Spymaster : My Thirty-two Years in Intelligence and Espionage Against the West

Oleg Kalugin oversaw the work of American spies, matched wits with the CIA, and became one of the youngest generals in KGB history. Even so, he grew increasingly disillusioned with the Soviet system. In 1990, he went public, exposing the intelligence agency’s shadowy methods. Revised and updated in the light of the KGB’s enduring presence in Russian politics, Spymaster is Kalugin’s impressively illuminating memoir of the final years of the Soviet Union. Prologue -- A Stalinist boyhood -- Initiation -- America -- Washington Station -- Philby -- The spy game -- Collision -- Exile -- Rebirth -- KGB on the run. The unique stort of a former KGB officer who did not defeat. It is a Cold War memior. CISAC READING LIST. The unique start of a former KGB officer who did not defect. It is a Cold War memior. CISAC READING LIST.