Alexander Orlov was a masterspy born in Russia just before the turn of the 20th century. Spotted by the founder of the Soviet secret police, Orlov was behind the creation of the notorious Cambridge network of British spies of Philby, Burgess, Maclean and Blunt, and recruited a large number of moles across Europe for the Russians.
However, when Stalin turned against him, Orlov fled to the States where he lived in secret for years until the American intelligence agencies finally discovered his true identity. Orlov remained undercover, only popping up in 1953 when he delivered an inside account of Stalinist terror in his book The Secret History of Stalin’s Crimes. He never betrayed the men he had recruited and so was allowed to live out his days in peace.
As such, many questions remain about Orlov, his activities and his feelings and this book - his personal memoirs - published for the first time, will finally shed some light on this extraordinary man. Phillip edited the memoirs and has written the introduction and epilogue to this intriguing book about one of the intelligence world’s most fascinating characters.
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