It was in the 1970s, as oleg gordievsky reports, that the kgbs first chief directorate started to take a serious interest in the vatican. From the gulag to the killing fields is a painful book to read, but a needed reminder of a history now being forgotten. Counterintelligence at the end of the 20th century. Spymaster my thirtytwo years in intelligence and espionage against the west oleg kalugin basic books a member of the perseus books group 0465014453 kalugin. My 32 years in intelligence and espionage against the west february 22, 2020 february 22, 2020 oleg kalugin fen montaigne the first directorate my years in intelligence and espionage against the west nothing less than a full scale personal account of a life in espionage this fascinating memoir is a tale not only of the.
Kalugins true role yet were nonetheless willing to be cooperative within limits. Oleg kalugin, a soviet kgb officer posted in new york under journalist cover and later a major general, claims that he provided allen with material to use for his book. Important facts are put in perspective by a more recent kgb spy turned brave democratic politician and business consultant. The kgb papers it seemed like the entire country was. My 32 years in intelligence and espionage against the west oleg kalugin, author, fen montaigne, with st. When a young trump went to russia the new republic. Apparently oleg was flirting with her the whole time. My thirtytwo years in intelligence and espionage against the west oleg kalugin download bok. Spymaster my thirtytwo years in intelligence and espionage against the west oleg kalugin basic books a member of the perseus books group 0465014453kalugin. What are some good books to read on the stasi, the kgb. My 32 years in intelligence and espionage against the west.
Oleg kalugin is a genuine hero of both the soviet union and its succeeding russian republic. Marshall poe of new books in history interviewed him for their podcast the file. Oleg kalugin, a major general in the kgb who became an outspoken critic of the agency and moved to the united states in 1995, said in an interview that the soviets suspected kulak, but they. Oleg danilovich kalugin is a former kgb general he was during a time head of kgb political. Jun 27, 2008 it is not understandable why helms and others involved in the preparation of a look over my shoulder did not refer to the books written by oleg kalugin and vasili mitrokhin. The intelligence officers bookshelf central intelligence agency. Kalugin a retired major general in the 1st chief directorate of the kgb. Oleg kalugin with fen montaigne, the first directorate. I first heard about this book from my mother in law who was recently at a dinner with oleg kalugin. Pdf the us government funded a number of classified research projects in advanced. The education of a reluctant radical, books 1 to 4. In april 1997, the first conviction under the new law took place with the. The former chief of the kgbs first chief directorate, oleg kalugin, was. The preferred candidate was whichever of the contenders was the less menacing for russia and had the greater potential to unleash a new era of partnership.
Sep 02, 2014 oleg kalugin, the first directorate st. We had scores of sources throughout the indian government. Top secret files on kgb global operations 19751985 london. Oleg kalugin and fen montaigne, the first directorate. What are some good books to read on the stasi, the kgb, and. During indira gandhis first visit to the soviet union in 1953, the second chief directorate surrounded her with male admirers. Montaignes previous publications include the first directorate 1994, together with oleg kalugin, reeling in russia 1998, and surviving galeras 2001, together with stanley williams. My 32 years in intelligence and espionage against the west st.
My 32 years in intelligence and espionage against the west oleg kalugin. The first main directorate or first chief directorate, russian. Oleg kalugin, who became head of fcd directorate k counterintelligence in 1973, remembers india as a model of kgb infiltration of a third world government. Encounters with soviet intelligence washington decoded. Penkovsky is known for informing the united kingdom about the soviet emplacement of missiles in cuba, thus providing both the uk and the united states with the. In the first directorate, kalugin reveals, we in the kgb took a different view we liked nixon, who could take giant steps towards improving sovietus relations. The highestranking kgb officer ever to break his silence by oleg kalugin and fen montaigne. Jun 18, 2012 vladimir putin who, kalugin told fp, was too small to report to me denounced kalugin as a traitor and tried him in absentia in 2002, which resulted in a 15year prison term that he. It is also a true storyit is the autobiography of oleg danilovich kalugin, soviet general and head of foreign counterintelligence, first chief directorate of the kgb. The north korean paradox and the subversive truth american. His name is oleg kalugin, second secretary at the soviet embassy. A personal history by timothy garton ash is also an excellent look at police surveillance from the other side.
A spy ship and the failure of american foreign policy university press of kansas, 2002. Until then the focus had been on catholics within the soviet union, with provincial kgbs in catholic areas lithuania, ukraine and belorussia. Oleg kalugin is former chief of counterintelligence and major general, kgb. Born in leningrad in 1934, his father was an officer in stalins nkvd. Click here to view this outlook as an adobe acrobat pdf. Kalugin first spied against the united states as a student at the columbia school of journalism in 1959, when he helped recruit a rocket scientist. Until then the focus had been on catholics within the soviet union, with provincial kgbs in catholic areas lithuania, ukraine and belorussia filing regular reports for the fifth chief. Directorate directorate k counterintelligence in 1973, remembers india as a model of kgb infiltration of a third world government.
Kalugin, former kgb major general, author of the first directorate. Is it true, as nosenko highlighted to cia in 1962, that the kgb first uncovered pyotr. My 32 years in intelligence and espionage against the. When the fbi spent decades hunting for a soviet spy on its. The inside story, by christopher andrew and oleg gordievsky. Directorate of the office of naval intelligence, was arrested on 25 september 1996. Major general kalugin, who has since defected, has. We had scores of sources throughout the indian government in intelligence, counterintelligence, the defense and foreign ministries, and the police. In 1994, kalugins memoir of his 32year service in the kgb was published as the first directorate. Edited by renowned scholar of communism paul hollander, it gathers together more than forty dramatic personal memoirs of communist violence and repression from political prisoners across the globe. My 32 years in intelligence and espionage against the west kalugin, oleg, montaigne, fen on.
Anyway, the book is very informative and gives you an idea of what the soviet union was like during the cold war and what they did or tried to do to undermine the united states. From the gulag to the killing fields is another landmark volumeand the only one of its kind. Genl oleg kalugin, former head of counterintelligence for kgb, told me thats how intel operations begin. Jul 22, 2019 oleg kalugin, at that time the head of counterintelligence for the kgbs first chief directorate, which handled the soviet unions foreign intelligence, would later tell that tale with chagrin. The kgb papers it seemed like the entire country was for sale. If bonns first shock was discovering the scope of hva 1christopher andrew and oleg gordievsky, more instructions from the centre. Instead, the first directorate reads like both a fascinating novel and a biography.
Just as people in palermo, sicily, shy away from discussing the mafia, most people who live under the soviet system tiptoe around the subject of the kgb. Stone, he often met with journalists such as walter lippmann, joseph kraft, drew pearson, chalmers johnson, and murray marder. Oleg kalugin is a former kgb officer and is an internationally recognized expert on. This is the first time that the expression used to describe the concept of thought reform we have. The reason for this, as the former kgb official explains, was. The first directorate was the kgb section in charge of foreign espionage. America oleg kalugin, have both revealed in their memoirs that during close us presidential elections there were debates in the kremlin about whom to vote for. The kgbs loyal critic oleg kalugin with fern montaigne. Aug 15, 2018 on a frigid december day in 2017, oleg kalugin opens the door of his house in rockville, maryland, an uppermiddleclass suburb of washington, d. My 32 years in intelligence and espionage against the west 1994, about working as a press attache in the soviet embassy in washington, d. Oleg kalugin is former chief of counterintelligence and major general, kgb accessrestricteditem true. Is it true, as nosenko authoritatively reported, that the kgb first uncovered oleg penkovsky, cias great spy, in late 1961 or early 1962 by chance moscow surveillance of a british diplomat. My 32 years in intelligence and espionage against the west new york.
My 32 years in intelligence and espionage against the west by oleg kalugin and fen montaigne. It was the first certificate issued by the conservative government. Life and death in the british secret service gordon corera. On august 3, 2001, the author conducted a taped interview with major general oleg kalugin, former chief of counterintelligence of the first directorate of the kgb, in charge of foreign intelligence against the west, whose department was especially known for its special emphasis on religion. He was a longtime head of kgb operations in the united states and later a critic of the agency.
The inside story of the stasi by gary bruce is an excellent introduction to the stasi. Ash was a western student studying in east germany and the file is his memoir of examining his stasi file. Patil top, kgbs yuri modin circulated a forged letter from the us consulgeneral in bombay to the american ambassador in new delhi referring to patils political intrigues with the pakistanis and to the large american. It takes the reader through the gradual disillusionment of an avid believer in the communist system to one who gradually began seeing it for what it really was. Oleg kalugin attended leningrad state university and was recruited by the kgb for foreign intelligence work, serving in the first chief directorate. Oleg danilovich kalugin oleg danilovich kalugin is a retired major general in the soviet kgb. Inside the covert world of her majestys secret intelligence service stephen dorrel. Please help contribute to the reddit categorization project here. Soviet reaction to the election of pope john paul 11.