The KGB and the Vatican : Secrets of the Mitrokhin Files.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brennan, Sean.

Language:

English

Russian

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Intelligence service.

Diplomatic relations.

Communism and religion.

Catholic Church and world politics.

Cold War.

Intelligence service--Soviet Union--History.

Vatican City.

Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--1945-1991.

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--Vatican City.

Vatican City--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--Catholic Church.

Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti.

Catholic Church.

Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti--History.

Catholic Church--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (114 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D. C. : Catholic University of America Press, 2022.

Language Note:

Translated from the Russian.

Summary:

"The KGB archivist and defector Vasili Nikitivich Mitrokhin created voluminous transcriptions and summaries of KGB records that span almost 20 years. These transcriptions contain, among other details, a limited but interesting account of KGB activities directed against the Holy See from the early 1960s to the early 1980s, at a time when the Vatican was attempting to reach out to Communist governments in Eastern Europe. This book is a translation of those passages in the Mitrokhin Archive related to the Holy See. This original text is preceded by a three-part introduction covering: who was Vasili Mitrokhin and how were his files created and smuggled to the United Kingdom; the historical background of the relationship between the Soviet regime and the Vatican, leading up to and including the period discussed in Mitrokhin's record; and finally, a summary of the Mitrokhin Archive's revelations regarding the KGB's efforts against the Vatican, both independently and in coordination with political police forces in the satellite regimes in Eastern Europe"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction

The KGB Against the Vatican, by Vasili Mitrokhin

Suggestions for Further Reading

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Brennan, Sean The KGB and the Vatican

ISBN:

9781949822236

OCLC:

1346359119