Artur Artuzov. As razvedki i kontrshpionazha - Lenchevskii Iurii Sergeevich

A new book by military historian J. S. Lenchevsky tells the story of one of the smartest and most experienced counterintelligence professionals of the formation of the young Russian state - Artur Christianovich Artuzov (Frauchi). Thanks to his work, Boris Savinkov's movement ceased to exist, the career of superspy Sydney Reilly (Solomon Rosenblum) was put in place, and Boris Annenkov was captured. With the direct participation of the father of Soviet counterintelligence, the legendary operations "Trust," "Syndicate-2," "Syndicate-4," "Tarantella" and others were developed and carried out. Under Artuzov, the intelligence company acquired a large and extensive apparatus abroad. It is this period that historians of domestic special services call "the era of great illegals." Under Artuzov's leadership worked such famous scouts as Sandor Rado, Richard Sorge, Theodore Malli, Georgi Kosenko, Boris Gudz, Dmitry Bystreletov. The book tells not...