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  1. Alexander Vassiliev papers, 1895-2011

    110 items. 11 containers. 4.2 linear feet. 168 digital files (0.4 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Journalist, author, espionage historian, and former KGB operative. Notebooks, file guide, concordance, legal documents, and notes compiled by Vassiliev from KGB files relating to KGB espionage activity in the United States during the 1930s through the early 1950s. Digital files include material relating to VENONA, the code name for the U.S. Army's Signal Intelligence Service's project to analyze and decrypt Soviet communications primarily during World War II.

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