Soviet Agent Recruitment

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This paper aims to introduce, discuss and analyze the topic of intelligence in Russia. Specifically, it discusses the role of ideology in Soviet agent recruitment. The paper shows how the Soviets were intent on protecting their state from influences from without and within, and that they were concerned with dissidents inside their own country almost as much as they were about outside sources. It shows how the Soviets' recruitment policies helped bolster their own ideologies and purposes.

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"In conclusion, the Soviet ideology of one state and suppression of ideas and forward thought led to many of the KGB's recruitment policies throughout the Cold War. The Soviets were intent on protecting their state from influences from without and within, and they were concerned with dissidents inside their own country almost as much as they were about outside sources. Thus, their recruitment policies helped bolster their own ideologies and purposes. They recruited the smartest, the brightest, and the most corrupt, often offering money, sex, and/or power in return for intelligence activities. The Soviets has few scruples when it came to recruiting, and sometimes, this ideology did not support their intelligence activities they way they had hoped they would."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Andrew, Christopher, and Vasili Mitrokhin. The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB. 1st ed. New York: Basic Books, 1999.
• Kalugin, Oleg D. "Window of Opportunity: Russia's Role in the Coalition against Terror." Harvard International Review 24, no. 3 (2002): 56+.

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