K. G. B. by Vikramaditya [Hardcover]

From the time of Ivan the Terrible to Gorbachev, this book presents a detailed account of the plots, conspiracies, assassinations, staged trials—some legal, some illegal—that unfolded across Russia and its satellite states. It covers the Bolshevik seizure of power in 1917, their subsequent governance, how Stalin expanded the boundaries of his reign, the thrilling story of Trotsky's assassination, and how Russian scientists stole atomic bomb secrets from Germany to create their own. The book also delves into the lives of famous spies like Richard Sorge, Kim Philby, and Abel. To today’s readers, this is the story of the KGB.