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Counterintelligence: Russia

Counterintelligence can be described as activities designed to prevent or thwart spying, intelligence gathering, and sabotage by an enemy or other foreign entity. This guide provides books, articles, reports, websites, and videos on the subject.

Books

A Counterintelligence Reader, Volume Iv by Frank J. Rafalko (Editor); National Counterintelligence Center
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9781780395388
Publication Date: 2011-09-01
Deception by Edward Lucas
ISBN: 9781620403099
Publication Date: 2013-12-17
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Dezinformatsia by Richard H. Shultz; Roy S. Godson
Call Number: DK278 .S47 1984
ISBN: 0080315747
Publication Date: 1984-03-01
A Family of Spies by Pete Earley
Call Number: UB271.R92 W3435 1988
ISBN: 0553052837
Publication Date: 1988-10-01
Family Treason by Jack M. Kneece
Call Number: UB271.R92 W344 1986
ISBN: 0812830954
Publication Date: 1991-01-01
How to Catch a Russian Spy by Naveed Jamali; Ellis Henican
ISBN: 9781476788821
Publication Date: 2015-06-23
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Inside Spetsnaz by William H. Burgess (Editor)
Call Number: UA776.S64 I57 1990
ISBN: 9780891413394
Publication Date: 1989-12-01
KGB by John Barron
Call Number: HV8225 B37
ISBN: 0883490099
Publication Date: 1974-01-01
KGB by Christopher Andrew; Oleg Gordievsky
Call Number: JN6529.I6 A53 1990
ISBN: 0060166053
Publication Date: 1990-10-12
Merchants of Treason by Thomas B. Allen; Norman Polmar
Call Number: UB271.R9 A5 1988
ISBN: 038529591X
Publication Date: 1988-02-01
Moscow Station by Ronald Kessler
Call Number: UB271.R9 K46 1989
ISBN: 068418981X
Publication Date: 1989-03-20
The Red Orchestra by Gilles Perrault
Call Number: D810.S8 T653
ISBN: 9780805209525
Publication Date: 1989-08-26
Ruse by Robert Eringer
ISBN: 9781597971898
Publication Date: 2008-03-01
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Special Tasks by Pavel Sudoplatov; Anatoli Sudoplatov; Jerrold L. Schecter (Contribution by)
Call Number: JN6529.I6 S83 1994
ISBN: 0316773522
Publication Date: 1994-04-01
Spies Without Cloaks by Amy Knight
Call Number: HV8227.2.A3 K59 1996
ISBN: 0691025770
Publication Date: 1996-05-05
Spy: Twenty Years in Soviet Secret Service by Gordon Arnold Lonsdale
Call Number: UB271.R92 L6 1965
Publication Date: 1965
A Spy among Friends by Ben MacIntyre; John Le Carré (Afterword by)
Call Number: UB271.R92 P435 2014
ISBN: 9780804136631
Publication Date: 2014-07-29
Spy Handler by Victor Cherkashin; Gregory Feifer
Call Number: JN6529.I6 C49 2005
ISBN: 0465009689
Publication Date: 2004-12-28
The Spy in Moscow Station by Eric Haseltine; Michael V. Hayden (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9781250301161
Publication Date: 2019-04-30
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The Spy in the Russian Club by Ronald Kessler
Call Number: E839.8 .K47 1990
ISBN: 0684191164
Publication Date: 1990-06-01
The Spy Who Changed History by Svetlana Lokhova
ISBN: 9781643132143
Publication Date: 2019-10-01
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The Spy Who Got Away by David Wise
Call Number: JK468.I6 W58 1988
ISBN: 039456281X
Publication Date: 1988-05-12
The Spy Who Saved the World by Jerrold L. Schecter; Peter Deriabin
Call Number: DK266.3 .S365 1992
ISBN: 0684190680
Publication Date: 1992-04-01

Books

Spying Through a Glass Darkly by David Alvarez; Eduard Mark
ISBN: 9780700621927
Publication Date: 2016-01-15
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Stalin's Secret War by Robert W. Stephan
Call Number: D810.S7 S8516 2004
ISBN: 0700612793
Publication Date: 2003-12-02
Stalin's Spy by Robert Whymant
Call Number: UB271.R92 S579 1998
ISBN: 0312193394
Publication Date: 1998-11-01
The Stormbirds by Gordon Brook-Shepherd
Call Number: DK268.A1 B76 1989
ISBN: 1555841228
Publication Date: 1989-08-01
Sword and the Shield by Christopher Andrew; Vasili Mitrokhin
Call Number: HV8224 .A68 1999
ISBN: 0465003109
Publication Date: 1999-09-23
Target Tokyo by Gordon W. Prange; Donald M. Goldstein; Katherine V. Dillon
Call Number: UB271.R92 S63 1984
ISBN: 0070506779
Publication Date: 1984-08-01
Two Lives, One Russia by Nicholas Daniloff
Call Number: PN4874.D353 A3 1988
ISBN: 0395446015
Publication Date: 1988-09-01
Venona by John Earl Haynes; Harvey Klehr
Call Number: JK2391.C5 H39 1999
ISBN: 0300077718
Publication Date: 1999-04-10
Venona : Soviet Espionage and the American Response 1939-1957 by Robert Benson
Call Number: DK266.3 .V46 1996
Publication Date: 1996
The Venona Secrets by Herbert Romerstein; Eric Breindel
ISBN: 9781621572954
Publication Date: 2014-12-08
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Washington Station by Yuri B. Shvets
Call Number: UB271.R92 S497 1994
ISBN: 0671883976
Publication Date: 1995-01-01

Articles/Reports

"Venona": The British Dimension
West, Nigel. Intelligence and National Security. Vol. 17, iss. 1, 2002.
Andropov's Counterintelligence State
Pringle, Robert W. International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. Vol. 13, iss. 2, 2000.
Naval Counter-Intelligence in Russia (The Baltic. 1914-1918): Creation and Dissolution
Zverev, V O. Novejsaâ Istoriâ Rossii. Iss. 2, 2013.
The Pluperfect Spy
Duffy, Brian. U.S. News & World Report. Vol. 127, iss. 15, 1999.
SMERSH: Military Counterintelligence and Stalin's Control of the USSR
Pringle, Robert W. International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. Vol. 21, iss. 1, 2008.
Spy Dust and Ghost Surveillance: How the KGB Spooked the CIA and Hid Aldrich Ames in Plain Sight
Fischer, Benjamin B. International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. Vol. 24, iss. 2, 2011.
Target Enormoz: Soviet Nuclear Espionage on the West Coast of the United States, 1942–1950
Herken, Gregg. Journal of Cold War Studies. Vol. 11, iss. 3, 2009.
What the Spiders Did: U.S. and Soviet Counterintelligence Before the Cold War
Fox, John F. Jr. Journal of Cold War Studies. Vol. 11, no. 3, 2009.
When the FBI Spent Decades Hunting for a Soviet Spy on Its Staff
Wise, David. Smithsonian. 1 Oct 2013.

Online Resources

All Over Europe, Suspected Russian Spies are Getting Busted
Noack, Rick. Washington Post. 24 Sep 2018.
An Arctic Spy Mystery: An Arrest in Moscow Shakes Norway's Far North
Troianovski, Anton. The Washington Post. 03 Feb 2018.
Countering Russian Disinformation
McGeehan, Timothy P. Parameters. 2018.
Expose of Soviet Espionage May 1960
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. 1960.
The FBI's McGonigal Labyrinth
Schwartz, Mattathias. Business Insider. 08 Feb 2023.
Former Navy Man is Charged as Spy
New York Times. 11 Jan 1989.
From Russia’s Secret Espionage Archives: The Art of the Dangle
Weiss, Michael. Daily Beast. 09 May 2018.
From Russia’s Secret Espionage Archives: The Art of the Dangle
Weiss, Michael. Daily Beast. 05 May 2018.
Hacks, Leaks, and Disruptions: Russian Cyber Strategies
Popescu, Nicu; Secrieru, Stanislav. Chaillot Paper, no. 148. Oct 2018.
How Russia Targets the U.S. Military
Schreckinger, Ben. Politico Magazine. 12 Jun 2017.
It's Spy vs. Spy vs. Spy
Pazzanese, Christina. Harvard Gazette. 20 Feb 2019.
John Walker: American Naval Officer Who Formed a Family Spy Ring
Cornwell, Rupert. The Independent. 01 Sep 2014.
Man is Arrested in Virginia on Espionage Charges
Molotsky, Irvin. New York Times. 15 Oct 1989.
Meet the Russian Spies Who Inspired ‘The Americans‘
Corera, Gordon. Daily Beast. 04 Jul 2020.
Mexican National Held in Florida, Accused of Spying on US for Russia
Stimson, Brie. Fox News. 19 Feb 2020.
Navy Man Arrested on Spy Charge Offered Secrets to Russia
Burns, Robert. AP News. 24 Apr 1996.
Netherlands Officials Say They Caught Russian Spies Targeting Chemical Weapons Body
Smith-Spark, Laura. CNN. 4 Oct 2018.
Putin's Hydra: Inside Russia's Intelligence Services
Galeotti, Mark. European Council on Foreign Relations. May 2016.
Red Spies in the UN
Carpozi, Pierre J.; Huss, George. 1965.
Revealed: The Secret KGB Manual for Recruiting Spies
Weiss, Michael. Daily Beast. 27 Dec 2017.
Russia Accuses Leading Arctic Researcher of Spying for China
Ilyushina, Mary. CNN.com. 17 Jun 2020.
Russia in Our Blindspot
Neeb, Ricardo. Center for a Secure Free Society, Global Dispatch. Jan 2017.
Russian Apps Could Be ‘Counterintelligence Threat,’ FBI Says
Brody, Ben. Bloomberg. 02 Dec 2019.
Russian National Charged in Conspiracy to Act as an Agent of the Russian Federation Within the United States
Department of Justice. 16 Jul 2018.
Russian Space Corporation Unveils Planned "Amur" Rocket-- and it Looks Familiar
Berger, Eric. Ars Technika. 06 Oct 2020.
Russian Spy Charged with Working for Moscow to Sow Discord in U.S.
Casiano, Louis. Fox News. 29 Jul 2022.
Spies are More Common, and Boring, Than You think
Cowen, Tyler. Bloomberg. 31 Jul 2018.
Spies like Maria Butina Can Have a Profound Impact on History
Macintyre, Ben. USA Today. 27 Sep 2018.
The Spy Case That Made Adam Schiff a Russia Hawk
Dorfman, Zach. Politico. 26 May 2019.
The Spy Who Started the Cold War
Dickey, Christopher. Daily Beast. 11 May 2019.
The Strange Case of the NRA-Linked Russian Charged With Being a Kremlin Agent
Hennigan, W.J. Time, 16 Jul 2018.
Suspected Russian Spy Caught Working Inside US Embassy in Moscow
Labott, Elise. CNN. 3 Aug 2018.
Suspect in U.K. Spy Poisoning Works for Russian Intelligence, Report Says
NBC News. 09 Oct 2018.
U.S. Counterintelligence Director: Putin "Achieved His Mission"
Weinger, Mackenzie. The Cipher Brief. 2 Aug 2017.
US Army Doctor and Anesthesiologist Charged With Conspiring to Provide US Military Medical Records to Russian Government
Holmes, Lybrand. CNN. 29 Sep 2022.
US Charges Suspected Russian Spy Who Allegedly Used Fake Identity to Enter US, Gather Info from American Citizens
Rabinowitz, Hannah. CNN. 24 Mar 2023.
The Venona Story
Benson, Robert. Center for Cryptologic History.
What is Russia's GRU Military Intelligence Agency?
Faulconbridge, Guy. Reuters. 05 Oct 2018.
Why Russian Spies Really Like American Universities
Golden, Daniel. ProPublica. 23 Jul 2018.
FBI Director Wray issues warning about number of Russian spies in the US
Lillis, Katie Bo. CNN. 8 Sep 2023.

Video-- Counterintelligence as Strategic Communications: Russia's Tradition of Deception & Denial

Remarks by Dr. Marek Chodakiewicz. The Institute if World Politics. Sixth Annual Kościuszko Chair Spring Symposium, 2016.

Video-- How the West Can Counter Russian & Chinese Espionage

Video on counteracting intelligence threats from Russia and China. Jul 2024.

Video-- Spies in America Who Stole and Sold U.S. Secrets

60 Minutes report on Jack Barsky, KGB spy from the Soviet Union who lived for decades in the U.S. undetected. 2023.

Video-- Sword & Shield - The History of the KGB

History documentary on the KGB. 2024.

Video-- Yuri Bezmenov: Deception Was My Job

G. Edward Griffin's interview with ex-KGB officer and Soviet defector Yuri Bezmenov