Chronicling nearly four decades of activity, this feature examines the rise and fall of the KGB as the Soviet Union’s core ...

Beneath the shadowy world of Cold War espionage lies a story of quiet discipline, relentless precision, and mental toughness—the kind more commonly associated with elite athletes than covert agents.

The Illegals. By Shaun Walker. Knopf; 448 pages; $32. Profile Books; £22 The Mission. By Tim Weiner. Mariner Books; 464 pages; $35. William Collins; £25 The Spy in the Archive. By Gordon Corera.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LONDON (AP) — Oleg Gordievsky, a Soviet KGB ...

LONDON (AP) — Oleg Gordievsky, a Soviet KGB officer agent who helped change the course of the Cold War by covertly passing secrets to Britain, has died. He was 86. Gordievsky died March 4 in England, ...

LONDON (AP) — Oleg Gordievsky, a Soviet KGB officer who helped change the course of the Cold War by covertly passing secrets to Britain, has died. He was 86. Gordievsky died March 4 in England, where ...