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Comrade J: The Untold Secrets of Russia's Master Spy in America After the End of the Cold War

by Pete Earley

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A post-Cold War account of espionage from inside the Russian Mission

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A post-Cold War account of espionage from inside the Russian Mission

Pete Earley’s nonfiction account centers on Sergei Tretyakov, known as “Comrade J,” an SVR officer who oversaw Russian intelligence operations in New York between 1995 and 2000. The book frames the period after the Cold War not as an end to espionage but as a continuation of covert competition focused on the United States, its allies, and the United Nations. Its central tension comes from Tretyakov’s concealed role as a source for U.S. intelligence while serving the Russian Mission, bringing questions of loyalty, secrecy, and institutional rivalry to the foreground.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in real-world Russian and U.S. intelligence operations
  • Fans of nonfiction focused on defectors, double agents, and espionage
  • Readers seeking post-Cold War political history through an individual case

Themes

EspionageDouble agentsRussian intelligenceU.S.–Russia relationsSecrecy and loyalty

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Book overview

When the Cold War ended, the spying that marked the era did not. An incredible true story from the Pulitzer Prize-nominated New York Times bestselling author of Crazy.

Between 1995 and 2000, "Comrade J" was the go-to man for SVR (the successor to the KGB) intelligence in New York City, overseeing all covert operations against the U.S. and its allies in the United Nations. He personally handled every intelligence officer in New York. He knew the names of foreign diplomats spying for Russia. He was the man who kept the secrets.

But there was one more secret he was keeping. For three years, "Comrade J" was working for U.S. intelligence, stealing secrets from the Russian Mission he was supposed to be serving. Since he defected, his role as a spy for the U.S. was kept under wraps-until now. This is the gripping, untold story of Sergei Tretyakov, more commonly known as "Comrade J."
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