Book Talk: The Man with the Poison Gun
In The Man with the Poison Gun: A Cold War Spy Story, Harvard historian Serhii Plokhy, one of the foremost experts of the former Soviet Union, brings to life the story of Bogdan Stashinsky, the spy whose defection, confession, and subsequent trial would change the face of Cold War espionage. The author discussed this fascinating chapter of history and how, with the recent rise in East-West tensions, the Stashinsky story provides insight into the present and future.
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Mykhailo Hrushevsky Professor of Ukrainian History, Harvard University
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