The Spy & The Traitor
A wonderful story of a Russian KGB Spy who is unhappy with the Stalin regime & believes that Democracy is the best way to enjoy the rights.
This book is the true life narrative of Oleg
Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the end of the Cold War.
His hatred for Stalin government & interest in Western way of life makes him a traitor & he starts playing the role of the double agent for Britain.
The novel is thrilling as well as a great source for understanding the Cold War times,USSR & KGB Working in different western countries specially the Scandinavian & Britain.
It narrates the relationship of 3 top intelligence agencies of that time KGB,MI5+6 & CIA.The American & British strategic relationships & intelligence sharing against USSR.
The novel is worth reading to learn a lot of things in the form of incidents.The end is full of suspense where MI6 has to perform an operation to flee their spy under the strict surveillance of KGB Agents.
Spy & the Traitor makes you move with the real feelings while reading it.
Atiq Raja
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