{"product_id":"kgb-operations-against-the-usa-and-canada-in-soviet-ukraine-19531991-9781032080147","title":"KGB Operations against the USA and Canada in Soviet Ukraine, 1953-1991","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThis book provides a unique and rare perspective on the KGB's special operations in Soviet Ukraine, targeting the USA and Canada. It combines counterintelligence documents from the KGB archive with official KGB correspondence and reports to explore the political and cultural history of relations between Soviet Ukraine and capitalist America. The book covers intelligence and counter-intelligence operations, as well as anti-American cultural campaigns sponsored by the KGB. It is an invaluable resource for scholars and advanced students of KGB operations, the Cold War, counterintelligence, and political and cultural history. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 282 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 29 January 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book provides a unique and rare perspective on the KGB's special operations in Soviet Ukraine, which targeted the United States and Canada, particularly during the Cold War era. Written for a general reading audience, it delves into the complex issues related to Soviet Ukrainian identity and cultural diplomacy from the death of Stalin in 1953 until the perestroika of the 1980s. By combining counterintelligence documents from the KGB archive in Kyiv, Ukraine, with official KGB correspondence and reports to the political leadership of Soviet Ukraine, the book offers an experimental view of the political and cultural history of relations between Soviet Ukraine and capitalist America through the lens of KGB operations against the US and Canada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten from a hidden perspective of KGB operations from 1953 to the end of the 1980s, the book covers intelligence and counter-intelligence operations, as well as the active measures of the KGB, including various problems of anti-American cultural campaigns sponsored by the KGB. These campaigns involved issues of cultural consumption, knowledge production, youth culture, and national identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is an invaluable resource for scholars and advanced students of KGB operations, the Cold War, counterintelligence, and political and cultural history of the relations between Soviet Ukraine and the United States and Canada. It sheds light on the role of cultural consumption in shaping these relations and provides a deeper understanding of the complex dynamics that played out during this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 520g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 234 x 156 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781032080147\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sergei I.Zhuk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":45290060480762,"sku":"9781032080147","price":39.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/noImage_1_e181ff5c-a905-4af8-80b7-fddb5c1a6a73.jpg?v=1707124755","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/kgb-operations-against-the-usa-and-canada-in-soviet-ukraine-19531991-9781032080147","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}