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Markus Wolf

Born

in Hechingen, Hohenzollern, Germany

January 19, 1923

Died

November 09, 2006

Genre

Espionage

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Markus Johannes Wolf, also known as Mischa, was a German spymaster who served as the head of the Main Directorate for Reconnaissance (Hauptverwaltung Aufklärung), the foreign intelligence division of East Germany's Ministry for State Security (Ministerium für Staatssicherheit, abbr. MfS, commonly known as the Stasi). He was the Stasi's number two for 34 years, which spanned most of the Cold War. He is often regarded as one of the most effective spymasters during the Cold War. In the West he was known as "the man without a face" as Western agencies reportedly did not know what he looked like until 1978. ...more

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	Man Without a Face: The Autobiography of Communism's Greatest Spymaster 3.98 avg rating — 482 ratings — published 1997 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spionagechef im geheimen Krieg. Erinnerungen. 3.60 avg rating — 20 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Troika. Geschichte eines nicht gedrehten Films. 3.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1989 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	In eigenem Auftrag: Bekenntnisse und Einsichten. Tagebuch 1989 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Markus Wolf: "Ich Bin Kein Spion" Gespräche Mit Markus Wolf by Markus Wolf, Irene Runge, Uwe Stelbrink 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1990	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Geheimnisse der russischen Küche 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kunst der Verstellung: Dokumente, Gespräche, Interviews 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“I know Mischa, but you know how the politburo runs. If I say one word of this in there, I'll be out of my job the next day.' Remember, Gorbachev only became general secretary after he had kept his mouth shut under three predecessors.”
― Markus Wolf, Man Without a Face: The Autobiography of Communism's Greatest Spymaster

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“[W]henever we heard an unflattering portrait of our own side our first question to ourselves was not “Is this true?” but “What are they trying to hide about themselves by accusing us of this?” Once this mental defense system had been perfected, few criticisms could hit home.”
― Markus Wolf, Man Without a Face: The Autobiography of Communism's Greatest Spymaster

tags: ad-hominem, ideology, self-deception

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“The Intelligence Services of East and West have given Europe over fifty years of peace - the longest the Continent has ever known. They did so by keeping their leaders from being surprised.”
― Markus Wolf, Man Without a Face: The Autobiography of Communism's Greatest Spymaster

tags: cold-war, espionage

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