How to Defeat the USSR? Richard Wraga's Analysis of Soviet Russia and Communism, the Relevance of His Studies, and His Impact on the US Intelligence Community
How to Defeat the USSR? Richard Wraga's Analysis of Soviet Russia and Communism, the Relevance of His Studies, and His Impact on the US Intelligence Community

Summary/Abstract: This article is devoted to Ryszard Wraga, or Jerzy Antoni Niezbrzycki (1902-1968), the longest-serving head of the 'East' Desk of the Second Department of the General Staff (1931-1939). Wraga was the author of over 1,500 articles, several hundred classified analyses, hundreds of lectures and radio broadcasts, in which he sought to provide reliable information about the specificity of the Soviet system and the communist threat. This article aims to shed light on his achievements as an analyst, with particular emphasis on his activities among American scholars and analysts, including representatives of the American special services and the administration.

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