Run KGB: How Soviet spies warped the West

The Bunker

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News, Politics, Society & Culture, Government

4.6 • 984 Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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The KGB is one of the most notorious intelligence agencies of all time. Though long defunct, how did this Soviet network warp the world we live in today? Seth Thévoz is joined by Mark Hollingsworth, author of Agents of Influence: How the KGB Subverted Western Democracies. “The myth of the KGB being brilliant intelligence gatherers is largely exaggerated.” “There was a game between the KGB and MI5 over what was really happening.” “It was about planting doubt, sowing seeds of doubt, to weaken the United States.” Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bunkercast Presented by Seth Thévoz. Audio production: Jade Bailey. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:22.6	Compromat.
1:24.0	One person who knows all about the dark side of Russian influence
1:27.0	operations is the veteran investigative journalist Mark Hollingsworth.
1:30.9	And he's here today.
1:32.2	Mark's latest book, Agents of Influence, tells the story of how
1:35.0	the KGB subverted Western democracies over several decades. Mark, welcome to the bunker.
1:40.9	Thank you very much. It looks an enormously fun book.
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