Farewell: The Greatest Spy Story of the Twentieth Century

by Sergei Kostin

in the long run, stealing scientific and technical secrets could only come back to haunt the instigator.

He used the following metaphor: “It’s just like a bad student copying from his neighbor. When he can no longer copy, whatever the reason, he has no alternative solution. When we need a fastener for one of our rockets, our research organizations don’t even ask themselves what would be the best type, but wonder which workshop in Cape Canaveral would have it. It’s absurd.”

In Russia, moral judgment prevails over the law. This is why the country is not likely to ever become a constitutional state.

When trying to resolve contradictory facts, the logical solution is to doubt the weakest link in the chain.