In Stalin's Secret Service: Memoirs of the First Soviet Master Spy to Defect

by W.G. Krivitsky

Walter Krivitsky was the first Soviet spymaster to defect to the West in 1937. He sought safety in the United States and found time to write his account of his defection and knowledge of Stalin’s many crimes. A classic text of espionage history last published in 1939.

Genres: History, Russia, Espionage, Nonfiction, Politics, Memoir

344 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

Reviews

[Drew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty captivating read. Well written. Through most of it you feel as if you are right in the middle of the Purge yourself. Complete insanity as witnessed firsthand. This was also published right on the eve of WWII, giving his insight added significance for those of us who know what came next...

[Charles Goodwell]

A military intelligence officer of Soviet Union defected in 1939 and revealed the inside Stalin grinding machine. A very important witness of the Moscow process and concentration camps.

[Monica Perez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating and sad.

[György · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nehány publikus dokumentum az FBI honlapjan W.G. Krivitsky-ről: http://vault.fbi.gov/Walter%20Krivitsky

[Brent L. · Rating 3 out of 5]

A defector's account of his time working for the Russian KGB.

[Pam · Rating 5 out of 5]

18 months after publishing this book, Krivitsky was murdered in the USA.