The KGB’s secret war on the west
Mark Hollingsworth charts the Soviet’s Union’s tireless efforts to win the Cold War via the dark arts of espionage and subterfuge
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Show Notes
The KGB would stop at virtually nothing in its attempts to spread chaos and confusion in the west throughout the Cold War. From honeytraps and smear campaigns to spreading fake news, Mark Hollingsworth tells Spencer Mizen about the KBG’s extraordinary attempts to destabilise its enemies.
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