How to Defeat the USSR? Richard Wraga’s Analysis of Soviet Russia and Communism, the Relevance of His Studies, and His Impact on the US Intelligence Community
Journal: Studia z Dziejów Rosji i Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej
Year: 2026

This article is devoted to Ryszard Wraga, or Jerzy Antoni Niezbrzycki (1902–1968), the longest-serving head of the ‘East’ Desk of the Second Department of the General Staff (1931–1939). Wraga was the author of over 1,500 articles, several hundred classified analyses, hundreds of lectures and radio broadcasts, in which he sought to provide reliable information about the specificity of the Soviet system and the communist threat. This article aims to shed light on his achievements as an analyst, wi