"An eye-opening exploration of the history of the 1954-founded KGB and other Russian espionage agencies, investigating their typical training and tools as well as the escapades of famous spies"--Provided by publisher.

Introduction -- Revolution and espionage -- Living a spy's life -- Tools of the trade -- Soviet masters of deception -- Inside operations -- Evolution of espionage -- Sneaky and sinister -- Don't trust the trust -- Ukraine massacre -- Scary spies in the sky -- The spy swap bridge -- Telefon -- Bringing back the statue -- High price for a spy -- Endnotes -- Web sites -- Selected bibliography -- Index.