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Deep research and dazzling writing make \u003ci\u003eStalin's Apostles\u003c\/i\u003e an appallingly entertaining read. A definitive work on one of the 20th century's most treacherous conspiracies.\" ―Tim Weiner, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Cambridge Five was the most infamous spy ring in history. Its members--Kim Philby, Anthony Blunt, Donald Maclean, Guy Burgess, and John Cairncross--met at university, amid the left-wing ferment overtaking British campuses between the World Wars. The Five were soon recruited by Soviet agents and pledged allegiance to Stalin, and each quickly took up a place in the British government. From the 1930s, they funneled top-secret intelligence to the USSR, some so sensitive that their Soviet handlers feared a double cross. Their unmasking in 1951 rocked Britain, helping to end a chummy, boys' club stranglehold on the country's institutions of power. 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Their work invaluably aided Stalin as he sought to build a Red Empire, condemning millions across Eastern Europe to decades of repression, violence, and death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rife with code names, smuggled documents, clandestine rendezvous, and copious amounts of gin, \u003ci\u003eStalin's Apostles\u003c\/i\u003e wields impeccable research and storytelling and all the thrilling details and high tragedy of a classic spy thriller. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A definitive and important account of the most infamous spy ring ever ... told with the propulsive force of a spy novel.\" ―Joseph Finder, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Oligarch's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 154170438X\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781541704381\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Senior, Antonia\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"PublicAffairs","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (May 2026)","offer_id":46100007780549,"sku":"9781541704381","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781541704381.jpg?v=1776647162"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/collections\/history-russia-soviet-era.oembed","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}