Spies and Other Secrets

by Nicholas Bethell

A historical and autobiographical view of the rise and fall of the Soviet Empire from 1968 onwards. Among the central topics to be covered are Solzhenitsyn, the disclosure of the truth on the Katyn massacres, Helsinki, Sakharov and Afghanistan.

416 pages, Paperback

First published November 14, 1994

About the author

Nicholas William Bethell, 4th Baron Bethell (19 July 1938 – 8 September 2007) was a British politician. He was a historian of Central and Eastern Europe. He was also a translator and human rights activist. He sat in the House of Lords as a Conservative from 1967 to 1999. He served as an appointed member of the European Assembly from 1975 to 1979, and as an elected Member of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1994, and from 1999 to 2003.

Reviews

[Nikki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting perspective on events I only vaguely recall, if at all. While the book is loosely linear, it does follow topics rather than time and can on occasion disorient.