Soldaty tainoi voiny. Po sledam sudeb razvedchikov [Soldiers of the Secret War: In the Footsteps of the Fates of Intelligence Of

This book is dedicated to the people often called ‘heroes of the invisible front.’ It is based on the memoirs of participants in unique operations conducted by our intelligence services during the Civil War and the Great Patriotic War. As is known, intelligence officers had their own front line. They competed with the enemy in military cunning, fought behind enemy lines, obtaining prisoners and secret documents, and in doing so displayed qualities that went beyond ordinary notions of what human will is capable of. This book tells the story of Pavel Makarov, who became the prototype for the hero of the popular television series ‘The Adjutant of His Excellency,’ and the legendary intelligence officer Nikolai Kuznetsov. It also includes the memoirs of E.S. Bereznyak, the prototype of Major Vikhr in the equally well-known television series. And readers will also learn about people who are less well-known, but who undoubtedly deserve to be remembered.