#spies #writers #intelhistory @socintelhist.bsky.social

Just received #CIA's response regarding my #FOIA request for the documents about the controversial Soviet intelligence general Pavel Sudoplatov.

The estimated completion date is August 19, 2027. #spies #ops #intelhistory

Just dropped: my interview on Roland Elliott Brown's podcast The Orwellians talking about my new book #KGBLiterati and #KGB spies & counterspies who wrote spy fiction.
#intelhistory #writers #ColdWar @socintelhist.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5op...

Dismissing Russian Agents as ‘Disposable’ Misses How Espionage Works - The Moscow Times Opinion | This article was originally published on LinkedIn.

Kevin Riehle is right: "Russian services hope low-level agents will progress & handle them that way, just as their Soviet predecessors did. They are not disposable from the outset, even if some get caught."

This is why it is important to study #intelhistory.

www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/23/d...

An Inside Look at Top Secret Regional KGB Spy Museum in 1960 Based on archival Lithuanian KGB documents

What was inside a top secret regional #KGB spy museum in 1960? @socintelhist.bsky.social

Find out in my new article based on the ongoing archival research of #KGB documents at @hooverinstitution.bsky.social. #spies #intelhistory #coldwar

The link: tinyurl.com/y6v3by35

Death and the Maidens How Two Polish Sisters Deceived Soviet Counterintelligence in post-WWII Vilnius

My new article on Substack!

"Death and the Maidens: How Two Polish Sisters Deceived Soviet #Counterintelligence in Post-WWII Vilnius"

Based on my ongoing research of #KGB files at @hooverinstitution.bsky.social. #intelhistory #SMERSH @socintelhist.bsky.social

The link: tinyurl.com/3cubry5e

Countdown has begun! #newbook #intelhistory

#KGBLiterati will be released in 20 days. (pre-order: amazon.com/KGB-Literati...)

Here's a sneak #preview of some of the main themes.

Who Was CIA's First Penetration of Soviet Intelligence? New information on Colonel Georgy Salimanov's defection to the CIA in Germany in 1950 and his later capture by the MGB

Who was #CIA's first penetration of Soviet intelligence?

Perhaps not who you think.

Find out in my new article on Substack. #spies #coldwar #intelhistory @socintelhist.bsky.social

Here's the link: tinyurl.com/yh46crbs

Honored to step into the role of Treasurer for Society for Intelligence History!

Thanks to everyone for your trust and support. Here's to a successful term! @socintelhist.bsky.social

#intelhistory #intelstudies

Thank you to the Hoover Library & Archives and @hooverinstitution.bsky.social for a research grant this semester! @socintelhist.bsky.social
#coldwar #KGB #intelhistory

Spent the day researching David K.
E. Bruce at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture. Very impressive career. He had been involved in Virgina politics, in the SWW headed secret intel for the OSS and headed the office in London. He went on to be ambassador to France, Germany & UK. #intelhistory

3 Insane CIA Operations That You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of | Coffee or Die The CIA was established in 1947, and its track record is full of tremendous successes and controversial failures. The agency’s reputation is respected and feared, and its activities are cloaked in sec...

When CIA files go declassified, it’s like opening a vault of real-life spy thrillers—half the time you think, “No way that actually happened”… but it did.
#CIAMissions #USA
#DeclassifiedFiles
#SpyCraft #CIA
#IntelHistory #Espionage
www.coffeeordie.com/article/insa...