Vasili Mitrokhin – Digithemis

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Vassili Mitrokhin (1922-2004) is an important Russian archivist working for the KGB but decides to flee to the West.	Vassili Mitrokhin (1922-2004) was an important archivist for the KGB who decided to seek shelter in the West.	Vassili Mitrokhine (1922-2004) is an important KGB archivist who decided to take refuge in Western Europe.
In 1972 Mitrokhin is the project leader for the move of the archives from Lubyanka to the new headquarters in Jasenevo. However, Mitrokhin is increasingly doubting the credibility of his country's foreign policy. He therefore starts taking copies of the archive documents that he gets his hands on.	In 1972, he was responsible for supervising the relocation of the Lubyanka archives to the new headquarters located in Jasenevo. But Mitrokhin started to cast doubts on the credibility of the foreign policy of his country. He therefore decided to make copies of archives that passed into his hands.	In 1972, he is responsible for supervising the move of the archives from Lubyanka to the new headquarters located in Jasenevo. Mitrokhin expresses serious doubts about the credibility of his country's foreign policy. He therefore decides to make copies of archives which pass through his hands.

Lubyanka

KGB Headquarter – KGB Headquarters – KGB Headquarters

In 1992 it runs across to the West and takes approx 20.000 pages that he secretly copied.	In 1992, he fled to the West and took with him about 20.000 pages that he had managed to copy.	In 1992, he fled to the West and took with him approximately 20.000 pages that he managed to copy secretly.
The British secret service is interested in his story and engages him.	The British secret service got interested in his story and decided to hire him.	The British secret service is interested in his story and hires him.
Together with Christopher Andrew he publishes parts of his archive “The Mithrokin Archive”.	In collaboration with Christopher Andrew, he published several parts of his archives under the title “The Mitrokhin Archive”.	In collaboration with Christopher Andrew, he publishes entire sections of his archives under the name “The Mitrokhin Archive”.
The consequences of his flight are enormous: his archival documents expose secret agents of the KGB in the United States and England and become repositories of communications- and encryption equipment exposed in Europe.	The consequences of his escape were huge: his archives allowed to expose secret agents of the KGB in the USA and in England. Moreover, warehouses with communication and encryption material were discovered in Europe.	The consequences of his escape are enormous : its archives make it possible to unmask secret KGB agents stationed in the United States and England. What's more, warehouses of communications and coding devices are also discovered in Europe.

Copy of the instructions for disarming Molnija explosives which were located in many secret hiding places. Copy of the instructions for defusing Molnija explosives that were in many secret hiding. Copy of instructions for defusing Molnija explosives which were in many hiding places.

Even in Belgium, Soviet broadcasting equipment can be found thanks to the archivist's accurate notes.

Thanks to the archivist’s meticulousness, Soviet transmission equipment was even found in Belgium.

The archivist's attention to detail even made it possible to find Soviet transmission equipment in Belgium.

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