Active measures — (Russian: Активные мероприятия ) were a form of political warfare conducted by the Soviet security services (Cheka, OGPU, NKVD, KGB, and SVR) to influence the course of world events, in addition to collecting intelligence and producing… … Wikipedia
Feklisov, Aleksandr Semenovich — (1914– ) As a student in one of the first classes at the NKVD’s foreign intelligence school (later named the Andropov Institute), Feklisov was prepared to serve as a case officer under legal cover. From 1941 until 1946 he served in New York,… … Historical dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence
Modin, Yuri Ivanovich — (1923– ) One of the most successful Soviet intelligence case officers, Modin ran many important British agents in London during the late 1940s, including Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean. In 1951 Modin stage managed Burgess and Maclean’s escape… … Historical dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence
Shpigelglas, Sergei Mikhailovich — (1897–1941) One of the few early Chekists with a university education was Sergei Shpigelglas, who studied law at the university in Warsaw prior to the Bolshevik Revolution. He was drafted out of the university in his final year by the tsarist… … Historical dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence
Yatskov, Anatoli Antonovich — (1913–1993) Yatskov joined the NKVD and entered foreign intelligence in 1939. In 1941 he was sent to New York under consular cover with the name “Yakovlev.” He was one of the officers working with Lev Kvasnikov in the collection of nuclear… … Historical dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence
History of the Soviet Union (1982–1991) — The history of the Soviet Union from 1982 through 1991, spans the period from Leonid Brezhnev s death and funeral until the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Due to the years of Soviet military buildup at the expense of domestic development,… … Wikipedia
Political abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet Union — Soviet Union … Wikipedia
Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… … Universalium
Bibliography — Any historian of the Russian intelligence and security services is bedeviled by questions of quantity and quality of information. This bibliography is a selection of relevant and important books and articles mostly in English and Russian that… … Historical dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence
Korean Air Lines Flight 007 — Flight 007 redirects here. For other uses, see Flight 7 (disambiguation). Korean Air Lines Flight 007 Artist s rendition of HL7442, the KAL 747 lost during Flight 007 Occurrence summary … Wikipedia
