Dr Vadim Birstein: 2 books
Smersh
Stalin's Secret Weapon
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
SMERSH is the award-winning account of the top-secret counterintelligence organisation that dealt with Stalin's enemies from within the shadowy recesses of Soviet government. As James Bond's nemesis in Ian Fleming's novels, SMERSH and its operatives were depicted in exotic duels with 007, rather than...
The Perversion Of Knowledge
The True Story Of Soviet Science
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2009
During the Soviet years, Russian science was touted as one of the greatest successes of the regime. Russian science was considered to be equal, if not superior, to that of the wealthy western nations. The Perversion of Knowledge, a history of Soviet science that focuses on its control by the KGB and...