History of Soviet and Russian Espionage in The United States

History Of Soviet And Russian Espionage In The United States

Since the late 1920s, the Soviet Union, through its OGPU and NKVD intelligence services, used Russians and foreign-born nationals as well as Communist, and people of American origin to perform espionage activities in the United States. These various espionage networks had contact with various U.S. government agencies, transmitting to Moscow information that would have been deemed confidential.

Read more about History Of Soviet And Russian Espionage In The United States:  First Efforts, Browder and Golos Networks, Secret Apparatus, Soble Spy Ring, Wartime Espionage, Post-Soviet Period

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