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A Spy in the Archives
A Memoir of Cold War Russia
Taschenbuch von Sheila Fitzpatrick
Sprache: Englisch

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Moscow in the 1960s was the other side of the Iron Curtain: mysterious, exotic, even dangerous. In 1966 the historian Sheila Fitzpatrick travelled to Moscow to research in the Soviet archives. This was the era of Brezhnev, of a possible 'thaw' in the Cold War, when the Soviets couldn't decide either to thaw out properly or re-freeze. Moscow, the world capital of socialism, was renowned for its drabness. The buses were overcrowded; there were endemic shortages and endless queues. This was also the age of regular spying scandals and tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions and it was no surprise that visiting students were subject to intense scrutiny by the KGB. Many of Fitzpatrick's friends were involved in espionage activities - and indeed others were accused of being spies or kept under close surveillance. In this book, Sheila Fitzpatrick provides a unique insight into everyday life in Soviet Moscow. Full of drama and colourful characters, her remarkable memoir highlights the dangers and drudgery faced by Westerners living under communism.
Moscow in the 1960s was the other side of the Iron Curtain: mysterious, exotic, even dangerous. In 1966 the historian Sheila Fitzpatrick travelled to Moscow to research in the Soviet archives. This was the era of Brezhnev, of a possible 'thaw' in the Cold War, when the Soviets couldn't decide either to thaw out properly or re-freeze. Moscow, the world capital of socialism, was renowned for its drabness. The buses were overcrowded; there were endemic shortages and endless queues. This was also the age of regular spying scandals and tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions and it was no surprise that visiting students were subject to intense scrutiny by the KGB. Many of Fitzpatrick's friends were involved in espionage activities - and indeed others were accused of being spies or kept under close surveillance. In this book, Sheila Fitzpatrick provides a unique insight into everyday life in Soviet Moscow. Full of drama and colourful characters, her remarkable memoir highlights the dangers and drudgery faced by Westerners living under communism.
Über den Autor
Sheila Fitzpatrick
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1: At the 'Spy College'
2: Moscow in 1966
3: Foreign Student
4: Irina and Igor
5: In the Archives
6: Novy mir
7. Between Two Worlds
8. Last Call for Moscow
Postscript

Acknowledgements
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781784532956
ISBN-10: 1784532959
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Fitzpatrick, Sheila
Hersteller: Bloomsbury 3PL
Maße: 198 x 129 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Sheila Fitzpatrick
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.04.2015
Gewicht: 0,387 kg
Artikel-ID: 127475594
Über den Autor
Sheila Fitzpatrick
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1: At the 'Spy College'
2: Moscow in 1966
3: Foreign Student
4: Irina and Igor
5: In the Archives
6: Novy mir
7. Between Two Worlds
8. Last Call for Moscow
Postscript

Acknowledgements
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781784532956
ISBN-10: 1784532959
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Fitzpatrick, Sheila
Hersteller: Bloomsbury 3PL
Maße: 198 x 129 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Sheila Fitzpatrick
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.04.2015
Gewicht: 0,387 kg
Artikel-ID: 127475594
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