num_pages: 280
description: The most mysterious episodes from Russia's past are unearthed and examined in this study, which is drawn from ancient chronicles and preserved documents from Russia, Greece and Byzantium. Scholarly analysis and narrative flair combine to give both the facts and the flavor of the battle scenes as well as of the espionage the establishment of the secret services in Kievan Rus, and the heroes and systems of intelligence and counter-intelligence in the 10th-11th centuries.
language: English
title: Russian Intelligence Services, Vol. 1: The Early Years
titlecomplete: Russian Intelligence Services, Vol. 1: The Early Years (882-1069)
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Algora Publishing