Spet︠s︡operat︠s︡ii

Pavel Sudoplatov's memoir reveals his fifty-year career in the KGB, where he directed the secretive Administration for Special Tasks. This department was responsible for kidnapping, assassination, sabotage, and atomic espionage during World War II, establishing illegal networks across the globe. Despite his extensive service, Sudoplatov became an unwanted witness after Beria's fall, leading to his arrest, torture, and fifteen years in prison. This astonishing account details his life within the Soviet empire and his two-decade struggle for rehabilitation.