{"product_id":"a-spy-in-the-archives-a-memoir-of-cold-war-russia-9781784532956","title":"A Spy in the Archives: A Memoir of Cold War Russia","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sheila Fitzpatrick\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: I. B. Tauris \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: I. B. Tauris \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Russia - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoscow in the 1960s was the other side of the Iron Curtain: mysterious, exotic, even dangerous. In 1966 the historian Sheila Fitzpatrick travelled to Moscow to research in the Soviet archives. This was the era of Brezhnev, of a possible 'thaw' in the Cold War, when the Soviets couldn't decide either to thaw out properly or re-freeze. Moscow, the world capital of socialism, was renowned for its drabness. The buses were overcrowded; there were endemic shortages and endless queues. This was also the age of regular spying scandals and tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions and it was no surprise that visiting students were subject to intense scrutiny by the KGB. Many of Fitzpatrick's friends were involved in espionage activities - and indeed others were accused of being spies or kept under close surveillance. In this book, Sheila Fitzpatrick provides a unique insight into everyday life in Soviet Moscow. Full of drama and colourful characters, her remarkable memoir highlights the dangers and drudgery faced by Westerners living under communism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I. B. Tauris \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45082356580503,"sku":"9781784532956","price":3462.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781784532956.webp?v=1767142511","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-spy-in-the-archives-a-memoir-of-cold-war-russia-9781784532956","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}