The Lives of Soviet Secret Agents

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Edited by Tatiana Vagramenko and Nadezhda Beliakova - Afterword by Katya Tolstaya - Contributions by Nadezhda Beliakova; Tatiana Vagramenko; Renat Bekkin; Johannes Dyck; Vera Kliueva; Solveiga Krumina-Konkova; Volodymyr Moroz; Anna Samsonova; Yulia Shapov

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This book explores the world of secret police surveillance within the Soviet Union, delving into the collusion of religious communities with the Soviet secret police. These issues are addressed through an in-depth analysis of previously untapped archival sources from the Soviet secret police archives and eyewitness testimonies.

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Preface

Introduction: Policing Religion in the Soviet Union Tatiana Vagramenko and Nadezhda Beliakova

Chapter 1: Novice Sania: The Life of Underground Orthodox Communities through the Testimony of a Witness for the Prosecution Anna Samsonova and Tatiana Vagramenko

Chapter 2: Secret Agents in the Post-War Russian Orthodox Episcopate: The Case of the Ukrainian SSR Roman Skakun

Chapter 3: Fighting Prophets and Prophecies: The Soviet Secret Police against Pentecostals Vera Kliueva

Chapter 4: Agent Recruitment within the Roman Catholic and Lutheran Churches in Latvia Solveiga Kr mi a-Kökova

Chapter 5: Mykola Murani - "Berezovskii" - "Sova": The KGB Collaborator in Charge of an Underground Church Roman Skakun and Volodymyr Moroz

Chapter 6: Undercover and in Faith: The Secret Life of a Woman Agent in the Baptist Community of Soviet Kyiv Nadezhda Beliakova

Chapter 7: Targeted by the Intelligence Services yet Sheltered by the Almighty: The Memoirs of Jakob Görzen, Manager of an Underground Baptist Press in the USSR Johannes Dyck

Chapter 8: Chain of the Qur'an: Secret Agents among Muslims during the Stalinist Repressions Yuliya Shapoval

Chapter 9: The Espionage Activities of an Embassy Typist: The Fate of Secret Collaborator Emina Akchurina Renat Bekkin

Afterword: Interrogating Shadows: Theology and the Legacy of Soviet Surveillance Katya Tolstaya

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