In pursuit of my research over the years, I have been encouraged and supported by my fellow historians. They have kindly shared their own experiences, knowledge and above all given encouragement. Foremost among them I would like to thank Dr John Barber of King’s College, Cambridge, for all his time and generosity of support. John first spotted my rough early research efforts and continually encouraged me to believe that they would become a story worth telling. I am indebted to the mentoring at Cambridge of Professor Christopher Clark, Dr Peter Warner and Dr William Foster. I am grateful to Professor Donald Rayfield of Queen Mary’s College whom I first met in the Russian archives in the midst of a Moscow winter. Emeritus Professor Robert Davies aided my understanding of the economic history of the Soviet Union, a subject in which he is the unrivalled expert.
Security services historians have helped me develop an understanding of the work and methods of US counter-intelligence in the 1940s. I am grateful to Hayden Peake and to John Fox, official historian of the FBI. Aside from his extraordinarily valuable insights, John has helped me navigate the Freedom of Information minefield in the US.
Among my friends who have shared my journey I must thank Gordon Corera, security correspondent of the BBC, in particular. Gordon was a rock when certain members of the press confused an espionage historian with an actual practitioner. He is a role model for journalists, sadly one of the few. Other friends who have been helpful along the way include John Andrews of the Special Forces Club. I have been encouraged by the reception of my work from the members of the Cambridge Intelligence Seminar.
Without archivists and the extraordinary work they do I could have never completed this work. The huge number of revelations and clarifications were sourced from the files in their trust. It has been my privilege to work with Allen Packwood, director of the Churchill Archive Centre at Churchill College, University of Cambridge. The Mitrokhin Archive in his care is a valuable resource. I thank the teams at various Russian archives, including in Moscow the Russian State Archive of Socio-Political History (RGASPI), the Russian State Army Archive (RGAV) and the Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MID); the Russian State Archive of the Navy (RGAVMF) in St Petersburg; the Archive of the President of the Russian Federation and the Archive of Alexander Yakovlev.
In North America, I have found helpful material in the archives of the FBI, CIA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Columbia University, University of Toronto, Purdue University and the Wilson Center.
I am honoured and humbled to have spoken with the family of Ray Bennett both in Russia and the USA. They have all been extremely generous with their time and in sharing their family’s personal papers and photographs. Joy Bennett is the only surviving member of the team deployed by Soviet Intelligence acting as cover for her mother at a very young age.
My team at my publisher HarperCollins have all worked tremendously hard. I thank them for their commitment to and for sharing all their enthusiasm for my book. The striking cover artwork reflects the talent of the designer Jack Smyth. The copy editor Steve Gove did an amazing job making sense of my draft. I owe a debt of gratitude to my unstinting project editor Iain Hunt. Above all I am grateful for all the support of Arabella Pike. She is a wonderful editor, guiding me tirelessly through the tortuous journey of getting my first book across the line. Thank you.
A special thank you to my friends who have helped with researching and editing this book.
Finally, I must mention my immediate family. My father has provided inspiration, given me unstinting support, helped me with everything from historical knowledge and insights on Soviet life to translations to proofreading. My daughter has made a fantastic contribution by giving me so much joy in her first year of life and providing entertainment while I was completing the book.
My partner David has supported me through what was ‘the best of times and the worst of times’. His contribution to this book is inestimable.
About the Author
Svetlana Lokhova is a By-Fellow of Churchill College, University of Cambridge. Her groundbreaking Master’s dissertation on the founder of the Soviet intelligence service, Felix Dzerzhinsky, led her to make a number of the most important archival discoveries in recent years. She has worked extensively on the ‘Mitrokhin Archive’ and was until recently a Fellow of the Cambridge Security Initiative jointly chaired by the former head of MI6, Sir Richard Dearlove, and Professor Christopher Andrew, former official historian of MI5. The Spy Who Changed History is her first book.
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