The Presidential Library’s video lecture to spotlight Soviet foreign intelligence in the pre-war and war periods

The Presidential Library continues a series of lectures dedicated to the professional holiday of employees of state security agencies. The events are held with the participation of the Committee for External Relations of St. Petersburg. Video lecture participants will be able to learn about the most striking, interesting, significant events and operations in the history of special services, and about the specifics of professional activity. The first lecture was devoted to the origins of the formation of the system of state security bodies. The recording can be viewed on the institution’s Rutube-channel.

The second lecture of the series entitled “Soviet foreign intelligence in the pre-war and war period”, which will take place on December 13 at 16:00, the President of the Foundation for Support of State Security Reserve Officers Sergei Vasilyevich Rat will talk about outstanding agents of Soviet foreign intelligence operating in the 40s XX century, about the role of intelligence services in the transfer of military and political information, about the plans of the Wehrmacht, as well as about such intelligence and counterintelligence organizations as the “Cambridge Five”, “Red Chapel”, “SMERSH”.

The video lecture “Soviet foreign intelligence in the pre-war and war period” is free. The meeting will be broadcast on the Presidential Library’s portal in the Live Broadcasts section in accordance with the program of live events as well as on the institution’s Rutube-channel, on the social networks VKontakte and Odnoklassniki.

Accreditation of media representatives is until 12:00 December 12, 2023

Please forward applications for accreditation following the attached form marked Media Accreditation at media@prlib.ru, dyatko@prlib.ru Olga Dyatko, tel.: (812) 305-16-21, ext. 190; mob. +7 (900) 658-48-32.

The letter should contain the full name, date and place of birth, passport data (series, number, place of registration), a list of carry-on equipment, contact phone numbers, the name of the media.

We draw the attention of the media representatives that it is necessary to forward applications for accreditation and arrive at the event in advance.

Entrance to the Presidential Library is carried out only by prior registration and upon showing a passport: for media representatives - through entrance № 2, participants and guests of the event - through entrance № 1.