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MI5 files: The biggest secrets uncovered from the Cambridge Five archives

From a major UK film star to the Queen’s senior courtier – declassifed documents tell a new story about British spies

The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025

MI5 feared film star Dirk Bogarde could be target of KGB sting attempt

Newly declassified files show the actor’s name was on a list of ‘practising British homosexuals’ passed to the Russians.

Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2025

Actor Dirk Bogarde was ‘disturbed’ by KGB sting warning, declassified files reveal

MI5 told Bogarde in 1971 that he had been identified as ‘practising homosexual’ of interest by Russian spies

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2025

Dirk Bogarde and the KGB’s gay entrapment plot: MI5 files reveal secret warning to British film icon

Newly declassified files show the actor’s name was on a list of ‘practising British homosexuals’ passed to the Russians

The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025

Voices: He’s ruled Russia for 25 years - but what has Putin really got to show for it?

COMMENT: Crisis has aided the Russian strongman’s regime stability far more than any index of economic success, writes Mark Almond

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2024

Is Ukraine’s largest church still pro-Russian?

Ukraine is preparing to celebrate Christmas on December 25 for a second year but divisions persist.

Al Jazeera · Dec 24, 2024

"I was almost arrested by the KGB in Moscow!" Photographer David Clapp channels his inner 007 as he manages to evade Russian secret police

"I was almost arrested by the KGB in Moscow!" says Canon photographer David Clapp

Digital Camera World · Nov 23, 2024

Fancy getting your hands on a real KGB secret spy camera? It goes to auction this month for less than you might think

Despite this KGB spy camera being a relic of a dark and disturbing period in history, it's hard not to admire the ingenuity of the design

Digital Camera World · Nov 10, 2024

Fall of Khrushchev: 60 years since the ‘most democratic coup’ in Soviet history, how Comrade Nikita was toppled

The overthrow of Nikita Khrushchev from the posts of first secretary of the Soviet Communist Party and the leader of the Soviet state in October 1964 was an unprecedented event in the history of the Soviet Union.

The Conversation · Oct 14, 2024

Russia-UK expulsions have targeted scores over past decades

Russia’s announcement of expelling six British diplomats for alleged espionage has been denounced by the United Kingdom

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2024