Filip Kovacevic
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Top expert on #KGB (ops, archives, spy fiction). Book: KGB Literati (https://t.co/uWXN1eKEaW). PhD. 25+ years university professor in Russia/Balkans/US (@usfca)
San Francisco, CA
Joined August 2020
Tomorrow my book #KGBLiterati meets the world & the world meets #KGBLiterati! https://t.co/bAexh729bm Simon Willmetts: "A must read for anybody interested in intelligence, spy fiction, and the role that culture played during the Cold War." ⬇️ @utpress
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"Napoleon's Lost Treasure for Stalin's 70th Birthday" One of the most bizarre Soviet #counterintelligence pursuits I discovered while researching #KGB files at Hoover Archives. @HooverInst Read it here: https://t.co/Bz8Tvtuc8i
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Great research by @riehle_kevin based on the unpublished files from the Mitrokhin Archive. Highly recommend! #spies
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It's truly an honor to have my book KGB Literati reviewed in the Cipher Brief by Bill Harlow, Cipher Brief's senior book review editor & former #CIA chief spokesman. @thecipherbrief @utpress
https://t.co/Rb5AmLObLS
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BOOK REVIEW: KGB Literati: Spy Fiction and State Security in the Soviet UnionBy Filip Kovacevic / University of Toronto PressReviewed by: Bill HarlowThe Reviewer Bill Harlow served as chief spokesman...
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@ChekistMonitor @utpress Congratulations, Filip. Your book got an impressive three out of three trench coats in the @thecipherbrief review.
thecipherbrief.com
BOOK REVIEW: KGB Literati: Spy Fiction and State Security in the Soviet UnionBy Filip Kovacevic / University of Toronto PressReviewed by: Bill HarlowThe Reviewer Bill Harlow served as chief spokesman...
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KGB Literati by @ChekistMonitor offers a unique look at how Soviet intelligence officers turned real espionage experiences into influential spy fiction. Learn more about this title: https://t.co/4pdY76mp6K
#RussianLiterature #LitCrit
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#KGBLiterati at the Commonwealth Club of California. January 15, 2026. @utpress
https://t.co/hT0AJWTbqH
commonwealthclub.org
A large segment of the Russian ruling elite is still composed of Soviet state security (KGB) officers, including President Vladimir Putin. Professor Filip Kovacevic will discuss the deep-seated KGB...
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A free event organized by the Society for Intelligence History! Register below. #CIA #intelligence #future
Can't wait for this discussion with @Folly_and_Glory . Please join us! @ChekistMonitor @luca_trenta @UTEPCJDept @SocIntelHist
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“KGB Literati is a revelation, drawing back the iron curtain to reveal the little-known world of Soviet espionage literature.” @isberryauthor Pick up your copy of KGB Literati: https://t.co/4pdY76mp6K
@ChekistMonitor #KGB #History #Literature
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#CIA's Early Cold War version of Operation MINCEMEAT. It was not carried out because Soviet Major "Vasily Ryabov" refused to defect.
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Did Pavel Sudoplatov have a long conversation with Stalin at the Kremlin on February 20, 1953, as he claimed in his memoirs (ghosted by his son Anatoli)? There is no record of this meeting in the logs of Stalin's Kremlin visitors. #factcheck
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"Why You Should Read #KGBLiterati: An Elevator Pitch for My Book" Read it here: https://t.co/0Y4HeHv6jC
#KGB #CIA #spies #writers #books
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📢A day for champagne & caviar! #Unboxing my book KGB LITERATI: SPY FICTION & STATE SECURITY IN THE SOVIET UNION! 🎉 Grab your copy here 👉 https://t.co/QsuQ8sS32M
@utpress
#Spies #Writers #KGB #BookLaunch #NewRelease
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A free event organized by the Society for Intelligence History! Register below. #CIA #intelligence #future
Can't wait for this discussion with @Folly_and_Glory . Please join us! @ChekistMonitor @luca_trenta @UTEPCJDept @SocIntelHist
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Just 4 days left until my new book #KGBLiterati hits the shelves! https://t.co/bAexh71BlO Kevin Riehle: "Kovacevic's meticulous research illuminates a dark corner in Soviet intel history by opening the world of Soviet spy fiction to a non-Russian audience." @utpress ⬇️
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"This trajectory suggests #FSB may ultimately adopt the early practices of the Soviet security services for 'troubled youth.'” @AndreiSoldatov @irinaborogan
The FSB’s ever-expanding target list now includes a new category of Russians — teenagers. @Irinaborogan and I for @cepa on a new front in the FSB’s attack on Russian society.
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Only 32 pages of Vol. 1 have been declassified with redactions. 2. "The Illegal Border Crossing Program, 1946-1959" (July 1971), 1 vol., only 6 pages declassified. 3. "Covert Operations Soviet Russia Division, 1950-1968" (Dec 1972), 1 vol., only 3 pages declassified. 2/2
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#CIA Historical Staff wrote at least a dozen studies of Soviet Bloc Division ops, but only the titles of 3 studies have been declassified. 1. "The Hungarian Revolution and Planning for the Future, 23 Oct-4 Nov 1956," (Jan 1958), 2 vols. 1/2
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I. S. Berry: "#KGBLiterati is a revelation, drawing back the iron-curtain to reveal the little-known world of Soviet espionage literature." Thank you @isberryauthor for a great review! #KGBLiterati release 7 days from today. @utorontopress The link: https://t.co/bAexh729bm
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What was inside a top secret regional #KGB spy museum in 1960? Find out in my new article based on the ongoing archival research of #KGB documents at @HooverInst. #spies #intelhistory #coldwar The link: https://t.co/nVhL7VJitO
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