About the book: 2010 / "The Mole" surrounded by Andropov" is a revised and expanded version of the book "The Spy Surrounded by Andropov", which aroused wide interest among readers. The book tells about Soviet intelligence officers: about talented recruiters, first-class “agenturists” - specialists in working with agents, about those who selflessly worked in “naruzhka” - the external surveillance service, about the legendary “illegals”, “double agents”, security officers and other “invisible front fighters.” Some of them are well known to the general public, while the names and cases of others are mentioned for the first time. Each of the characters in the book has their own fate, different from the others. Their careers and everyday life, often not without clouds, in their personal and family lives developed in different, often difficult ways. The book also touches on the topic of betrayal, without which not a single intelligence service in the world can do..