Cold War Exiles and the CIA

"Cold War Exiles and the CIA" explores how, during the 1950s Cold War era, the U.S. government supported Russian exiles in covert operations from West Germany, aiming to undermine the Soviet Union. Drawing on declassified sources, the book examines how these efforts became entangled with international political struggles, espionage, and anti-communist activities. It reveals the complex, often unpredictable, consequences of the CIA’s involvement with Russian émigrés and the broader transnational conflicts that emerged in divided Europe.