World Was Going Our Way

The Baltic, 1992: A shabbily dressed old man enters a British embassy with a sheaf of topsecret documents hidden at the bottom of his battered suitcase. Ex-KGB worker Vasili Mitrokhin was about to reveal the most sensational intelligence archive the world had seen. The World Was Going Our Way reveals in full the secrets of this astonishing cache, showing for the first time the extent of the KGB's influence around the world, from making friends with Fidel Castro in Cuba to starting the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. For over twenty years, the KGB believed that the Third World was the arena in which it could win the Cold War against the West. Telling untold stories of conspiracies combined with bizarre black comedy on a global scale, this expose of the world's most powerful secret organization transforms our understanding of the Cold War. Book jacket.

Christopher Andrew is Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Cambridge University. In addition to The Sword and the Shield, his previous books include Her Majesty’s Secret Service, KGB, and For the President’s Eyes Only. He lives in Cambridge, England.

The Evolution of the KGB, 1917-91

xi

Abbreviations and Acronyms

xiii

The Transliteration of Russian and Arabic Names

xxi

Foreword: Vasili Mitrokhin and His Archive

xxiii

Acknowledgements

xxxv

1 Introduction: 'The World Was Going Our Way'

1

(26)

The Soviet Union, the Cold War and the Third World

Latin America

2 Latin America: Introduction

27

(6)

3 'The Bridgehead', 1959-1969

33

(25)

4 'Progressive' Regimes and 'Socialism with Red Wine'

58

(31)

5 Intelligence Priorities after Allende

89

(26)

6 Revolution in Central America

115

(24)

The Middle East

7 The Middle East: Introduction

139

(7)

8 The Rise and Fall of Soviet Influence in Egypt

146

(23)

9 Iran and Iraq

169

(26)

10 The Making of the Syrian Alliance

195

(19)

11 The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen

214

(8)

12 Israel and Zionism

222

(24)

13 Middle Eastern Terrorism and the Palestinians

246

(17)

Asia

14 Asia: Introduction

263

(7)

15 The People's Republic of China

270

(25)

From 'Eternal Friendship' to 'Eternal Enmity'

16 Japan

295

(17)

17 The Special Relationship with India

312

(19)

Part 1: The Supremacy of the Indian National Congress

18 The Special Relationship with India

331

(10)

Part 2: The Decline and Fall of Congress

19 Pakistan and Bangladesh

341

(28)

20 Islam in the Soviet Union

369

(17)

21 Afghanistan

386

(17)

Part 1: From the 'Great April Revolution' to the Soviet Invasion

22 Afghanistan

403

(20)

Part 2: War and Defeat

Africa

23 Africa: Introduction

423

(8)

24 The Cold War Comes to Africa

431

(19)

25 From Optimism to Disillusion

450

(21)

26 Conclusion: The KGB in Russia and the World

471

(24)

Appendix A KGB Chairmen, 1917-91

495

(2)

Appendix B Heads of Foreign Intelligence, 1920-2005

497

(2)

Appendix C The Organization of the KGB

499

(1)

Appendix D The Organization of the KGB First Chief Directorate (Foreign Intelligence)

500

(1)

Appendix E The Organization of a KGB Residency

501

(2)

Notes

503

(92)

Bibliography

595

(28)

Index

623

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