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RachelAnn
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The Sword and the Shield

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I just finished reading The Sword and the Shield, by Christopher Andrew and Vasili Mitrokhin.
WOW.
Vasili Mitrokhin was a member of the First Chief Directorate (the FCD) of the KGB. In June of 1972, this directorate began moving its headquarters to a building with more space. For the ensuing ten years, Vasili Mitrokhin was responsible for checking and sealing approximately 300,000 files prior to their transfer to the new building. If a file was to be destroyed, Mitrokhin was given the task of destroying it. From these files, Mitrokhin compiled his own private record which was later removed from Russia. This record contains much of the true history of Russia, the Soviet Union, and the various incarnations of the KGB (as opposed to the politically correct fabrications of the KGB). The Sword and the Shield was primarily the result of translating Metrokhin's files into English and publishing them in book form. Needless to say, this book is very, very long - but also very interesting.
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