Mitrokhin Archive Pdf

The Mitrokhin Archive PDF refers to a collection of documents that were smuggled out of the Soviet Union by Vasili Mitrokhin, a former KGB archivist, in the 1990s. These documents, which have been compiled into a comprehensive archive, provide a unique insight into the inner workings of the KGB, the Soviet Union's security agency, during the Cold War era.

Vasili Mitrokhin was a Major in the KGB who served as the chief archivist of the First Chief Directorate (responsible for foreign operations). Working in the Lubyanka and later the Yasenevo headquarters, Mitrokhin grew disillusioned with the Soviet system, particularly after the KGB was tasked with persecuing Soviet dissidents rather than fighting foreign espionage. mitrokhin archive pdf