The Nesterovich Files: Fr Vitali Borovoy and the KGB

All known references to Patriarch Filaret (KGB codename Antonov) in publicly-available KGB materials

All known references to Metropolitan Nikodim (KGB codename Svyatoslav) in publicly-available KGB materials

All known references to Metropolitan Filaret of Minsk (KGB codename Ostrovsky) in publicly-available KGB materials

All known references to Patriarch Kirill (KGB codename Mikhailov) in publicly-available KGB materials

1969

Minister, MGB, 18 Oct. 1946-late 1951 when, as a protege of Beriya, he was replaced by S. D. Ignatyev at the instigation of Beriya's opponents.

Center for Cold War Studies in Cooperation with Institute for Remembrance (IPN), International Centre for Defense and Security (Estonia), Kings College London, Ludwig Boltzmann Institut für Kriegsfolgenforschung, and the International Intelligence History Association (IIHA)..

2018

Wojna – konflikt – spór. Obszary rywalizacji w przestrzeni międzynarodowej Tom 2, 2020

Russian special services conduct their activities around the world. In recent years, their activity in the Baltic States has significantly increased. Undoubtedly, this is related to the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, which has been going on since 2014, the pro-European attitudes of the Baltic governments, membership in NATO and the EU, and Russia's historically shaped awareness of the so-called "Russian sphere of influence." In this article, the author will answer the main research problem, which was formulated as the following question: How the Russian intelligence activities in the Baltic States are shaped? The article is a consequence of the analysis of scientific literature and the non-confidential part of the Baltic counterintelligence reports.

The article discusses some of the theses presented in Rosyjski sztylet. Działalność wywiadu nielegalnego by Col. Andrzej Kowalski. The former director of the Polish Military Coun- terintelligence Service presents the most important aspects of the illegal intelligence of the former USSR. On that foundation, he analyzes media and news about the contem- porary intelligence activities of the Russian Federation. He concludes that the use of ille- gal intelligence is still an important element of the Russian strategy and poses an underap- preciated threat to the West. The book is not free of mistakes, namely that some statements cannot be confirmed by the sources. Nevertheless, it is a valuable research perspective; it’s greatest value being the practical knowledge and experience of the author.