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Russians Among Us

Sleeper Cells, Ghost Stories, and the Hunt for Putin's Spies

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With intrigue that rivals the best le Carré novels, Russians Among Us tells the explosive story of Russia's espionage efforts against the United States and the Westfrom the end of the Cold War to the present and the significant threat of hacking the 2020 election

Spies have long been a source of great fascination in the world of fiction, but sometimes the best spy stories happen in real life. Russians Among Us tells the full story of Putin's escalating espionage campaign in the West, the Russian 'deep cover' spies who penetrated the US and the years-long FBI hunt to capture them. This book also details the recruitment, running, and escape of one of the most important spies of modern times, a man who worked inside the heart of Russian intelligence. In this thrilling account Corera tracks not only the history, but the astonishing evolution of Russian espionage, including the use of 'cyber illegals' who continue to manipulate us today and pose a significant threat to the 2020 election.

Like a scene from the TV drama The Americans, in the summer of 2010 a group of Russian deep cover sleeper agents were arrested. It was the culmination of a decade-long investigation, and ten people, including Anna Chapman, were swapped for four people held in Russia. At the time it was seen simply as a throwback to the Cold War. But that would prove to be a costly mistake. It was a sign that the Russian threat had never gone away and more importantly, it was shifting into a much more disruptive new phase. Today, the danger is clearer than ever following the poisoning in the UK of one of the spies who was swapped, Sergei Skripal, and the growing evidence of Russian interference in American life.

Russians Among Us describes for the first time the story of deep cover spies in America and the FBI agents who tracked them. In intimate and riveting detail, it reveals new information about today's spies—as well as those trying to catch them and those trying to kill them.

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    • Library Journal

      March 13, 2020

      With the end of the Cold War in the early 1990s, agencies in the United States and the UK scaled back their spying programs while Russia increased their operations. BBC security journalist Corera (Operation Columba) details Russian espionage in the U.S. from the end of the Cold War up through the 2016 presidential election. Often reading like a John Le Carr� novel, this work traces the steps of Russian deep undercover agents and the efforts of the FBI to uncover them. Corera discusses how Russia turned to a new breed of spy; Anna Chapman and Maria Butina, for example, used their real identities to cozy up to influential people in the U.S. and elsewhere in the hopes of gathering useful information. Around the same time, Corera explains, Russia switched tactics from intelligence gathering to disruption. Cyber hackers attacked vital infrastructure in Estonia, Georgia, and Ukraine. During the 2016 presidential election, thousands of fake social media accounts run by Russian troll farms aimed to sow disruption and doubt among the American electorate. Based on over 20 years of experience and interviews, this is a thrilling, fast-paced look at Russia's ongoing operations in the West. VERDICT This exciting read will be enjoyed by fans of real life and fictional spy stories.--Chad E. Statler, Westlake Porter P.L., Westlake, OH

      Copyright 2020 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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