Märkmeid Stanford'i ülikooli juhtiva ajaloolase Amir Weiner'i loengust

Published on March 19, 2024 at 10:11 AM

Agent Kim Philby. Israel's PM, 1954 were kept in prison by KGB and heavy dialogues.
1980,Lithuania, prostitutes and bandits, Klaipeda, before KGB agents were used, same time bad eggs were studied.
Modern Jesuit order at 16th century biggest spy organisation. KGB was/is Elite in the elite itself. How one became KGBist? How many KGB captains there were? They defined themselves, who they were not - not NKVD, not Jesuit inquisitors, not stalinist.

German KGB: Andropov Juri, best example. KGB building: Ljublanka, scary building., which improvised their lives. Many KGBist came from peasant families, many families were against it, destructive relations. Also books, films, which celebrated KGB to eliminate that problem.

Stirlitz vs J. Bond.
People wanted to join KGB
Mobility, not wealth in Soviet context.
Family business, 3rd generation brought their children to KGB.

They looked very carefully about each candidate whom to take. Recruited mainly from highly educated institutions. High level of training. Thorough training. Co-ohesive organization. Publicly too.

They hold eachothers backs. Zig Heil in sauna example at the time of collapse. They did not like pro bureaucracy.

One cannot refuse the KGB invitation then came profilactic treatment: egg measures and after it you own them, eg lock someone in, but not arrest.

SU collapsed because KGB publicly declared victory to the party, early 1988. Came crashing codec: too big opposition became, social sciences, public polls and computers came same time. Gersinsky, statue was taken down, founder of SU public police. Crimes of Stalisinism were taken out of archive. KGB didn't know what to do with crowds...

There were no conspiracy from west, or was there? Foreign agents and secret influencers? People were committed to fight against. Not vegetarians stated KGB, meant were not afraid of blood, but killing 10 000 were not on the cards, 3 only were killed.

Story of SU collapse started 22. Dec running through Berlin wall.

Jeltsin to KGB: you are needed for democracy and it is only SU institution what survived and now is in power. KGB essence of Russian spirit.
Party apparatchniks were just party spys. Didn't run onto barracads.

Collapse of Berlin wall was predicted not collapse of SU, by israeli intelligence.

Main question, what to do with political information...

Go to Dublin and change your name.


Noted up by Mikk Tammik

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