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The threat from Russia’s spies has only increased since the fall of Communism

A review of Britannia and the Bear, by Victor Madeira. This survey of interwar Soviet spying offers many lessons on how we deal with Putin’s Russia

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issue 02 August 2014
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  • Britannia and the Bear

    Victor Madeira

    The Boydell Press, pp. 339

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