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+<p>    ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
+   OF
+  BOOKS CONCERNING SOVIET STATE SECURITY
+   by <person>Charles Trew Burke</person>, Virginia   </p>
+
+<p> The following is a short collection of books concerning, 
+either directly or indirectly, the Soviet Committee for State 
+Security (Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti, or KGB).  
+ All of the books were written during the 1980's and are 
+arranged alphabetically by author or editor.
+ The list is not intended to be comprehensive. The list 
+contains a wide range of authors. Among the group are scholars, 
+government officials (active and retired), Soviet bloc defectors, 
+and other people in positions that afford them the ability to
+provide information on the Soviet state security apparatus. Some 
+of the works deal only with the KGB. Others deal primarily 
+with other topics yet, still provide insightful commentary on a 
+specific topic concerning the KGB. </p>
+
+<p>   INTRODUCTION</p>
+
+<p> During the late spring of 1989, at the Soviet Congress of 
+People's Deputies, former weight lifter Yuri Vlasov made one of 
+the harshest attacks on the Soviet Committee for State Security 
+(KGB) in recent memory. 
+ Vlasov, whose father disappeared in 1953, stated live on 
+Soviet television: "This service sowed grief, cries, torture on 
+its native land...The democratic renewal in the country has not 
+changed the position of the KGB in the political system." Vlasov 
+also made a number of other emotional and dramatic charges during 
+his speech. At the conclusion of his remarks, the hall gave him 
+an extended ovation.  
+ The incident is, indeed, evidence of how far political 
+changes have come to the Soviet Union. A very short time ago, 
+Vlasov's comments would have placed him in very serious trouble. 
+Yet, Vlasov is quite correct that the KGB has retained its power 
+and privileged postion in the USSR.
+ The organization that is now the KGB has undergone a 
+number of reorganizations and name changes since the inception of 
+the Cheka on December 7 (or 20), 1917. Although the organization 
+was supposed to be temporary, the Cheka and its successors (the 
+GPU, OGPU, GUGB, NKVD, NKGB, MGB, and now the KGB) have remained 
+a key element in the administration of internal and external 
+policies of the USSR. Interestingly, members of the KGB still 
+call themselves Chekists in recognition of a hallowed tradition. 
+ Despite the widespread public recognition of the 
+organization's existence, few, even in the Soviet field, 
+comprehend the full role of the KGB in Soviet society. Most 
+frequently the KGB is compared to the American Central 
+Intelligence Agency (CIA). However, the scope of activities 
+carried out by the KGB include the functions that are carried out 
+in the United States by at least a dozen Federal agencies.</p>
+
+<p>    ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
+   OF
+    BOOKS CONCERNING SOVIET STATE SECURITY
+  by <person>Charles Trew Burke</person>, Virginia</p>
+
+<p>Barron, John. KGB Today. New York: Reader's Digest, 1983. 489 pp. 
+ Contains photographs and index. </p>
+
+<p> Barron, an editor at Reader's Digest, has written a number 
+of articles and books on the KGB. He has benefitted enormously 
+from CIA cooperation on his books. His access to government 
+officials and documents, and a number of Soviet defectors, has 
+allowed him to put together two of the best-selling works ever on 
+the KGB (his previous work was KGB published in 1974 by Reader's 
+Digest).
+ Aside from providing a wealth of information, Barron 
+writes in a style that is to easy read. He dosen't get too  
+technical for the non-specialist or place footnotes everywhere.  
+ For this work, Barron worked extensively with Stanislav 
+Levchenko, a former KGB Major who defected while on operational 
+assignment in Japan in the late 1970's (Levchenko has also been 
+involved in two other works that will be discussed further on). </p>
+
+<p>Corson, William R. and Robert T. Crowley. The New KGB. New York:
+ William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1985. Contains index and 
+ photographs. 560 pp.</p>
+
+<p> Both authors are retired American intelligence officers. 
+This work is a very well researched piece which covers many 
+different periods of Soviet state security.  
+ The objective of the work is to present the reader a 
+"fresh way of looking at the current operations and global 
+strategies of the new KGB." The authors argue that the KGB has 
+taken on a more active role in Soviet government and has 
+increased its dominance in the Communist Party of the USSR. </p>
+
+<p>Dzhirkvelov, Ilya. Secret Servant. New York: Harper &amp; Row, 
+ Publishers, 1987. 398 pp. Contains index.     </p>
+
+<p> A fascinating account by a former member of the KGB who 
+defected to the West in 1980. Dzhirkvelov, who participated in 
+many "direct action" operations, is particularly interesting 
+because he defected for personal reasons and remains unrepentant 
+for many of his activities. He is still an admirer of Joseph 
+Stalin, for example, and some of the extermination operations he 
+participated in against nationalist minorities in the USSR after 
+WWII. A very unusual autobiography.  </p>
+
+<p>Dziak, John J. Chekisty. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1988.  
+ 234 pp. Contains index.     </p>
+
+<p> A very well written historical account by a senior 
+intelligence official with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). 
+The extensive documentation, frequently using Soviet materials, 
+is invaluable. The bibliography is also quite useful. 
+ This hard-hitting work has many classic quotes and 
+comments including the infamous comment on the Soviet secret 
+police by Felix Dzerzhinski, its founder: "We represent in 
+ourselves organized terror --- this must be said very clearly..." 
+(interview with B. Rossov, "From Our Moscow Correspondent," 
+Novaya Zhizhin,' June 9, 1918, p. 4). Highly recommended work.   </p>
+
+<p>Knight, Amy W. The KGB. Boston: Unwin Hyman, 1988. 348 pp. 
+ Contains index.</p>
+
+<p> An excellent scholarly work by a senior analyst with the 
+Congrssional Research Service of the Library of Congress.
+ The focus of the work is the politcal role of the KGB in 
+the government of the USSR. This work is very rich in 
+documentation and detail and is definately more for a specialist. 
+Other readers may find the work rough going. Researchers will 
+find this work invaluable and very well balanced. Highly 
+recommended work.    </p>
+
+<p>Leggett, George. The Cheka: Lenin's Political Police. Oxford: 
+ Clarendon Press, 1981 (reprinted with corrections as 
+ paperback, 1986). 514 pp. With index.</p>
+
+<p> This piece is a masterwork of research by a British 
+scholar. This book is one of the best works ever on the Soviet 
+secret police, certainly on the Cheka. Totally comprehensive and 
+"must reading" for information on the beginnings of Soviet state 
+security.</p>
+
+<p>Levchenko, Stanislav. On the Wrong Side. Washington: Pergammon- 
+ Brassey's, 1988. 244 pp.   </p>
+
+<p> Levchenko was a member of the First Chief Directorate of 
+the KGB (Foreign Operations) working in Japan. This book is his 
+autobiography and covers the early years of his life and career 
+up to his defection to the United States in 1979.
+ This work is very Russian and emotional in style. While 
+telling the reader about his life and career, Levchenko 
+effectively illustrates the difficuly and strains of conflicting 
+loyalties and beliefs. </p>
+
+<p> </p>
+
+<p>Pacepa, Ion Mihai. Red Horizons. Washington: Regnery Gateway,  
+ 1987. 446 pp. With index and photographs.</p>
+
+<p> A controversial work by a Romanian spymaster who defected 
+to the United States in 1978. Pacepa had held a number of 
+exteremely sensitive positions in the Romanian Securitate. One of 
+his duties included directing the personal security of Romanian 
+President Nicolae Ceusescu. His defection accelerated a massive 
+purge being conducted in the Romanian Communist Party by 
+President Ceusescu. Pacepa was debriefed by the CIA on a full-
+time basis for three years following his defection.
+ His remarks on the turbulent Romanian-Soviet relationship 
+and Soviet control mechanisms over Warsaw Pact allies are 
+insightful. 
+ 
+  
+Richelson, Jeffrey T. Sword and Shield. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger 
+ Publishing Co., 1986. 279 pp.</p>
+
+<p> The author, a professor from the Washington DC area, has 
+written a number of works on intelligence matters. 
+ Compared to some of the other works available on the KGB, 
+this work has pretty shallow research behind it. In a number of 
+areas, up to 20 footnotes will be taken up using only two, maybe 
+three different sources. Non-specialists may, however, find the 
+work an easier read than some of the more thoroughly researched 
+books.  </p>
+
+<p>Rocca, Raymond G. and John J. Dziak. Bibliography of Soviet  
+ Intelligence and Security Services. Boulder, CO: Westview 
+ Press, 1985. 203 pp. With index.   </p>
+
+<p> An indispensible tool for researching the KGB and its 
+cousins. The work covers other bibliographies, Soviet accounts, 
+Defector/First Hand accounts, Second Hand accounts, and 
+government materials. This is another "must have" work. </p>
+
+<p>Rommerstein, Herbert and Stanislav Levchenko. The KGB Against 
+ Main Enemy. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1989. 369 pp. 
+ With index.   
+  
+ Rommerstein was recently director of the Office to Counter 
+Soviet Active Measures and Disinformation at the US Information 
+Agency. This work, by two intelligence professionals, traces the 
+history of Soviet intelligence operations against the Glavny   
+Vrag, or Main Enemy, as the US is called in Soviet intelligence 
+literature. 
+ The work covers both old and new ground. The authors were 
+able to successfully dig up some new information on past events 
+through the Freedom of Information Act. The book also includes 
+material on events in the late 1980's. 
+ 
+ 
+Sharansky, Natan (Anatoly). Fear No Evil. New York: Random House, 
+ 1988. 437 pp. Contains index and photographs.   </p>
+
+<p> This is the memior from one of the most well-known of the 
+Soviet refuseniks and dissidents. Sharansky's dislike of the KGB 
+is matched only by the dislike of the KGB toward him. The book is 
+a dramatic testament from an intense, determined man.
+ The work is useful because of the unique view it gives of 
+some of the KGB's internal roles. Sharansky also has a very 
+articulate and effective writing style.</p>
+
+<p>Shevchenko, Arkady. Breaking With Moscow. New York: Alfred A. 
+ Knopf, 1985. 378 pp. With index.</p>
+
+<p> Shevchenko was serving as under Secretary-General of the 
+United Nations during the 1970's when he agreed to spy for the 
+United States. He later defected. 
+ Because of Shevchenko's senior diplomatic position, he has 
+information to provide in a number of areas. One area is Soviet 
+intelligence operations. Shevchenko, and most other Soviet 
+employees at the UN, had to preform duties for the KGB. Because 
+of his senior position, Shevchenko had regular contact with the 
+top Soviet security personnel in New York and Washington. </p>
+
+<p>Wise, David. The Spy Who Got Away. New York: Random House, 1988. 
+ 288 pp. With index and photographs.</p>
+
+<p> Wise is a journalist with a number of articles and books 
+on intelligence matters to his credit. In this book Wise analyzes 
+the Edward Lee Howard affair. Howard was an employee of the CIA 
+being trained to run US agents in Moscow. The CIA discovered that 
+Howard had lied about his personal life, specifically his drug 
+use and past thefts. Howard was fired and then retaliated by 
+passing information to the Soviets. He later made a rare US 
+defection to the Soviet Union shortly before he was to be 
+arrested by the FBI.
+ Wise was actually able, with KGB permission, to interview 
+Howard in Budapest, Hungary (around the same time British 
+espionage journalist Phillip Knightly was allowed to interview 
+Kim Philby in Moscow). Wise also reveals very interesting details 
+of FBI and CIA counterintelligence operations. A good story. </p>
+
+<p>Wright, Peter. Spy Catcher. New York: Viking Penguin, Inc., 1987. 
+ 392 pp. With index and photographs. 
+
+ The highly controversial memior from a former MI5 official 
+that the British government tried desperately (and 
+unsuccessfully) to prevent from being published. The book is a 
+treasure trove of accounts of American, British, and Soviet 
+intelligence operations. The intrigues and conspiricies run wild 
+in this one. </p></xml>