| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 103 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"The KGB archivist and defector Vasili Nikitivich Mitrokhin created voluminous transcriptions and summaries of KGB records that span almost 20 years. These transcriptions contain, among other details, a limited but interesting account of KGB activities directed against the Holy See from the early 1960s to the early 1980s, at a time when the Vatican was attempting to reach out to Communist governments in Eastern Europe. This book is a translation of those passages in the Mitrokhin Archive related to the Holy See. This original text is preceded by a three-part introduction covering: who was Vasili Mitrokhin and how were his files created and smuggled to the United Kingdom; the historical background of the relationship between the Soviet regime and the Vatican, leading up to and including the period discussed in Mitrokhin's record; and finally, a summary of the Mitrokhin Archive's revelations regarding the KGB's efforts against the Vatican, both independently and in coordination with political police forces in the satellite regimes in Eastern Europe"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Language |
Translated from the Russian. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Catholic Church -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
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Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti -- History.
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Église catholique -- Relations extérieures -- URSS. |
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Catholic Church |
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Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti |
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Intelligence service -- Soviet Union -- History.
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Cold War.
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Catholic Church and world politics.
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Communism and religion.
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Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- Catholic Church.
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Vatican City -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
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Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- Vatican City.
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Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1991.
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Catholic Church and world politics |
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Communism and religion |
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Diplomatic relations |
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Intelligence service |
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International relations |
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Soviet Union |
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Vatican City |
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Cold War (1945-1989) |
| Chronological Term |
1945-1991 |
| Genre/Form |
History
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| Added Author |
Brennan, Sean (Sean Philip), 1979- editor, translator.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mitrokhin, Vasili, 1922-2004. KGB and the Vatican Washington, DC : The Catholic Education Press, [2022] 9781949822229 (DLC) 2022022349 |
| ISBN |
9781949822236 (electronic bk.) |
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1949822230 (electronic bk.) |
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9781949822229 paperback |
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