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The chilling opening scene in viktor suvorovs inside the aquarium demonstrates that. Suvorov traces his career from his assignment as a lieutenant commanding a company of tanks in the soviet th army, through being promoted into military intelligence, then being picked for the spetsnaz, and finally winding up as a gru spy in the soviet embassy in vienna. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. Langru is the pen name for vladimir bogdanovich rezun template. Viktor suworov viktor suworow viktor suworow russisch, engl. Viktor suvorov viktor souvorov pour les articles homonymes, voir souvorov homonymie. For instance, the russian military academy publishes books under the name viktor surovov as opposed to suvorov with the titles aquarium ii and icebreaker ii.
Viktor suvorov icebreaker who started world war two. He has also written a film script based on these books. The movie was made and released about just over a decade or eleven years after its source novel aquarium aka inside the aquarium by viktor suvorov. Viktor suvorov is a somewhat famous exgru spy who defected and wrote a series of books the most infamous and sensational were a series of books on world war ii, starting with icebreaker, which alleged with supporting historical facts and documents that stalin was planning to attack nazi germany in 1941, with the end goal of rolling over entire europe. Even before the nazis came to power, the soviet leaders had given hitler the unofficial name of icebreaker for the revolution. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Viktor suvorov chief culprit stalins grand desb ok. In his books, suvorov has made public sensitive details about the gru, its secret structure and its foreign residencies around the world. Langru born april 20, 1947 in barabash, khasansky district, primorsky krai, a former soviet and now british writer of russian and ukrainian descent who writes primarily in russian, as well as a former soviet military intelligence gru officer who defected to the uk.
The making of a top soviet spy and one in the same. Viktor suvorov takes us inside the aquarium, moscow headquarters of the gru, the supersecret russian military intelligence organization and rival of the kgb. As understood, book aquarium by viktor suvorov is popular as the window to open the globe, the life, as well as brandnew thing. Please see the introduction to davids stumbling colossus isbn 0700608796 for scathing criticism of viktor rezun or as the target prefers, viktor suvorov, and his ideas. It is a challenge if other nations know who really rules their lives. Viktor suvorov also wrote fiction books set in the preworld war ii era in the soviet union. Aquarium books for kids, picture book about marine animals, nature books cynthia alonso. Discover book depositorys huge selection of viktor suvorov books online. Aquarium russian title is a partly autobiographical description by viktor suvorov of the gru soviet military intelligence directorate. I had seen and heared enough of that from reallife tellers before i red suvorov s books.
Aquarium russian title is a partlyautobiographical description by viktor suvorov of the gru soviet military intelligence directorate. Feb 12, 2017 viktor suvorov visited estonia in 2006. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. His novel aquarium is a thrilling account of the grus. Vladimir bogdanovich rezun known by his pseudonym of viktor suvorov.
Inside the aquarium by viktor suvorov, hardcover barnes. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Victor suvorov is a former soviet spy who has defected to the west somewhere in the end of the 1970s. Buy aquarium new edition by suvorov, viktor, floyd, d. Viktor suvorov books list of books by author viktor suvorov. It is here that agents are brought to be trained, disciplined, and when necessary, broken. The making of a top soviet spy by viktor suvorov macmillan. Interview with him was recorded by juhan aare and igor grazin on 7 april 2006 in tallinn. As a young officer viktor suvorov commanded a tank company. Viktor suvorov real name vladimir rezun was born 20 april 1947 in the village of barabash khasan district of primorye territory in russia. The book was initially released on june 1, 1985 by hamish. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. In the 1990s he began publishing a series of behindthescenes books on the origins of world war ii. Inside the aquarium the making of a top soviet spy.
Apart from the general summary there were similar books about armoured equipment, the. Viktor suvorovs brilliant memoir of his life and times as an agent of the soviet unions military intelligence directorate known by its acronym, gru, was an instant cold war classic when first. Anyone who has lived in the soviet union quickly learns that life can imitate bad art. Viktor suvorov has 46 books on goodreads with 9729 ratings. Viktor suvorov exclusive interview part iii youtube. By viktor suvorov aquarium new edition paperback by viktor suvorov 9 apr 1987. This book, and suvorovs other book inside the aquarium. Viktor suvorov s brilliant memoir of his life and times as an agent of the soviet unions military intelligence directorate known by its acronym, gru, was an instant cold war classic when first published as simply aquarium in great britain in 1985. Inside the aquarium the making of a top soviet spy by suvorov, viktor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Viktor suvorov, a former soviet spy, is today a cult figure and author of documentaries and historical fiction as well as nonfiction. Written in his uniquely downtoearth way, but full of stunning and ironic insights, aquarium.
It is not that i want to add another mistral to the spirit of the cold war. There is no sound, but 1 can tell it is a scream that would make the windows rattle. Former sovietunion army officer fled in 1978 to england. For the first time, a historian soviet defector viktor suvorov shows that the ussrs part in starting wwii was much greater, and much. Suvorov has also written a number of subsequent books about the war. This piece of literature is provided under conditions of fair use, which means it is for comment and information. All books by viktor suvorov read the best books of the. Join facebook to connect with viktor suvorov and others you may know. A training film for soviet spies features a lesson on the penalty. Viktor suvorov icebreaker who started world war two fair use statement. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Suvorov wrote icebreaker, in which he argued that joseph stalin planned to use nazi germany as a proxy in.
Viktor suvorov project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Having established himself as an international expert on the soviet army, he has chosen to disclose what must be the most soughtafter story of all. Aquarium is a 1985 book, based on a true story, by viktor suvorov, the pen name of vladimir rezun, a former gru officer, who defected to the west in 1978. Sort the books by popularity, date, series, alphabet. The making of a top soviet spy reprint by suvorov, viktor isbn.
The chief culprit by viktor suvorov overdrive rakuten. Vladimir bogdanovich rezun wrote several insider books on the soviet military in the late 1980s, but aquarium remains his best and most personal of the series. Suvorov s aquarium gives this sick thought a very good try. Viktor suvorov is the author of eighteen books that have been translated into more than twenty languages, including inside the aquarium. As suggested above, this book touches certain raw nerves. Conducted by marina kalashnikova and viktor kalashnikov for 24. Aquarium, icebreaker vladimir bogdanovich rezun russian.
Ledokol, is a book which leads a reader to believe that soviet leader joseph stalin used nazi germany as an. Its not meant to be reproduced in print or otherwise. Vladimir bogdanovich rezun wrote several insider books on the soviet military in the late 1980s, but inside the aquarium remains his best and most personal of the series. In the 1990s he began publishing a series of behindthescenes books on the origins of world war ii and the secret machinations of the communist leaders of the soviet union in the postwar era. His novel aquarium is a thrilling account of the grus brutal ethos and unforgiving methods. The aquarium is the headquarters of the gru soviet military intelligence. The book describes his life with certain details changed, naturally until he fled to the west. Is there any research explicitly contradicting facts in. A professional spy, like our viktor, on the other hand knows how to draw a crowd when he wants to.
On april we will celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. Another revelation from this well known soviet defector author of in side the soviet army and inside soviet intelligence, this time on soviet mili tary intelligence, the gru aquari um is its. Russian selection of online books by viktor suvorov and links to related online publications at the maxim moshkovs library russian complete uptodate collection of suvorovs online books some in english, at militera project russian ledokolviktor suvorov, audio book russian viktor suvorovs new homepage. The aquarium is the headquarters of the gru soviet military. Apr 30, 20 discover book depositorys huge selection of viktor suvorov books online. Topics ussr, communism, russia, red army, cold war collection opensource language english. The communists understood that europe would be vulnerable only in the event of war and that the icebreaker for the revolution could make it vulnerable. Viktor suvorov takes us inside the aquarium, moscow headquarters of the gru, the supersecret russian military intelligence. The career and defection of a soviet military spy by. Russian some online books of viktor suvorov and links to related online publications at the maxim moshkovs library russian complete uptodate collection of suvorovs online books some in english, at militera project russian viktor suvorov, ledokol, audio book russian viktor suvorovs homepage. The first one, control, was followed by choice, and the last and most recent title was snakeeater. Viktor suvorovs brilliant memoir of his life and times as an agent of the soviet unions military intelligence directorate known by its acronym, gru, was an instant cold war classic when first published as simply aquarium in great britain in 1985.
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