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Spy in the Archives
A Memoir of Cold War Russia
Moscow in the 1960s
Moscow in the 1960s was the other side of the Iron Curtain: mysterious, exotic, even dangerous.
Research in Soviet Archives
In 1966 the historian Sheila Fitzpatrick travelled to Moscow to research in the Soviet archives. This was the era of Brezhnev, of a possible thaw in the Cold War, when the Soviets couldn't decide either to thaw out properly or re-freeze.
Life in Moscow
Moscow, the world capital of socialism, was renowned for its drabness. The buses were overcrowded; there were endemic shortages and endless queues. This was also the age of regular spying scandals and tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions and it was no surprise that visiting students were subject to intense scrutiny by the KGB.
Espionage and Surveillance
Many of Fitzpatrick's friends were involved in espionage activities and indeed others were accused of being spies or kept under close surveillance.
Insights into Soviet Life
In this book, Sheila Fitzpatrick provides a unique insight into everyday life in Soviet Moscow. Full of drama and colourful characters, her remarkable memoir highlights the dangers and drudgery faced by Westerners living under communism.
