Inside the aquarium, by viktor suvorov, is a spy novel that tells the story of his personal rise and fall of being a gru officer during the cold war. In the united kingdom i have good friends to manage the site. Stalins grand design to start bability substantially higher than suvorov estimates. The french king louis xviii said the following about suvorov, a small man, thin, frail, illproportioned but under all these oddities there was a. Viktor suvorov project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. 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. 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. Suvorov wrote icebreaker, in which he argued that joseph stalin planned to use nazi germany as a proxy in world war ii, and. He was a soviet army officer who served in military intelligence gru. I have no time for the internet, since i want to write my books. Full text of viktor suvorov aquarium the career and defectib ok.
It is here that agents are brought to be trained, disciplined, and when necessary, broken. He has also written a film script based on these books. When published in the usa in 1986 as inside the aquarium. Discover book depositorys huge selection of viktor suvorov books online. The soviet military power russiaswarinafghanistan the land and the people no one since alexander the great has conqu. Viktor rezun comes from a military family of mixed ukrainianrussian descent, having been either born or raised in ukraines cherkasy where his father served. Viktor suvorov icebreaker who started world war two fair use statement. On the battlefield, he emphasized speed, surprise, and concentration at the enemys weakest point. Russian selection of online books by viktor suvorov and links to related online publications at the maxim moshkovs library. 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. Stalins grand design to start world war ii article pdf available in war in history 192 april 2012 with 838 reads.
Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. Aquarium russian title is a partlyautobiographical description by viktor suvorov of the gru soviet military intelligence directorate. I have not received permission from the ukrainian government to enter ukraine because i was a traitor to the soviet union. Viktor suvorov also wrote fiction books set in the preworld war ii era in the soviet union. The icebreaker committed the greatest crimes against the world and humanity, and, in doing so, placed in.
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. Inside the aquarium the making of a top soviet spy. The first one, control, was followed by choice, and the last and most recent title was snakeeater. 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. Icebreaker details the huge scale of the long soviet preparations to attack the imperialist powers. Is there any research explicitly contradicting facts in. The making of a top soviet spy viktor suvorov on amazon. Viktor suvorov was the first researcher who dared to challenge. Suvorov believed that opportunity of the battlefield is the child of fortune, but exploitation called for intelligence, experience, and an intuitive eye the coup doeil. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. The chilling opening scene in viktor suvorov s inside the aquarium demonstrates that. As a young officer viktor suvorov commanded a tank company. The earlier parts of the book, as tanker and special forces soldier, carry with them a lot of joy.
Even though this novel is classified as a biography, not all of it should be assumed as true. It opens with new recruits being shown footage of a. According to rezun, he studied in a suvorov military school. Viktor suvorov is the author of eighteen books that have been translated into more than twenty languages, including 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. As suvorov enters the aquarium, the story becomes much more bleak, in the vein of a red john le carre. Suvorov is best known for writing icebreaker and several followup books on the history of world war ii.
Naval academy, eurasia forum, in annapolis, maryland, on october 7, 2009, as a fourpart video. Together, lets build an open library for the world. Viktor suvorovs icebreaker countercurrents publishing. Publishing history this is a chart to show the publishing history of editions of works about this subject. Viktor suvorov is the pen name of vladimir rezun born april 20, 1947 was a soviet military intelligence officer of ukrainian and russian descent who defected to united kingdom in 1978, where he worked as an intelligence analyst and lecturer. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Along the x axis is time, and on the y axis is the count of editions published. 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. Victor suvorov is a former soviet spy who has defected to the west somewhere in the end of the 1970s.
In 1939, for example, when hitler had a total of 4,000 paratroopers ready to seize key points ahead of an advance, stalin had more than one million. The aquarium is the headquarters of the gru soviet military. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Inside the aquarium by viktor suvorov 1590 words cram. Viktor suvorov is currently considered a single author. This page was last edited on 5 october 2019, at 02. Inceperea mobilizarii secrete insemna practic intrarea in cel deal doilea razboi mondial. Viktor suvorov takes us inside the aquarium, moscow headquarters of the gru, the supersecret russian military intelligence organization and rival of the kgb. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The icebreaker committed the greatest crimes against the world and humanity, and, in doing so, placed in stalins hands the moral right to declare himself the liberator of europe at any time he chose while changing the concentration camps from brown to red. His novel aquarium is a thrilling account of the grus brutal ethos and unforgiving methods. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at.
The career and defection of a soviet military spy by. But we suppose the most important award for suvorov is a fond memory of his achievements not only in russia but also abroad to discover russia with alexey gureev. Describes the authors recruitment and training inside the aquarium, headquarters of the gru, the soviet unions topsecret military intelligence organization. Viktor suvorov and operation barbarossa 61 ledokol first appeared in britain in the june 1985 issue of royal united services journal, subsequently emerging in a booklength russianlanguage edition three years later, and in english in 1990. Related to the question made, i would say that viktor suvorovs books the icebreaker and the chief culprit, both related to the wwii, are perhaps the most relevant in the western worlds view of suvorov. Alexander suvorov was treated kindly by russian and european monarchs who gave suvorov numerous awards. For the first time, a historian soviet defector viktor suvorov shows that the ussrs part in starting. It is openly printed in those books that army general gareev and colonelgeneral gorkov are behind the publications. Also you like reading this aquarium by viktor suvorov anywhere you have time, you can enjoy it to check out. Viktor suvorov icebreaker who started world war two. The book was initially released on june 1, 1985 by hamish hamilton. Stalins grand design to start world war ii, a cspan2 video of a february 2009 speech by viktor suvorov at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars in washington dc. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Inside soviet military intelligence pdf free download. Stalins grand design to start world war ii by viktor suvorov 2008. He later had several books about his soviet army experiences published in the uk and the united states, and also joined the team led by the british. Chapter i the road to happiness we are the party of the class which is on the way to the conquest of the world. Its not meant to be reproduced in print or otherwise. But his skill and initiative soon led his superiors to take notice and he was transferred to military. This piece of literature is provided under conditions of fair use, which means it is for comment and information purposes only. The family subsequently settled in ukrainian soviet socialist republic after retirement. Stalins grand design to start world war ii, a cspan2 video of a. 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. Alexander suvorov avoided comfort in his everyday life, even in peaceful times he did not walk, but ran, did not just ride but rode very fast.
They know how to hook someones attention, and so does suvorov, as he describes his journey from armor officer, to spetsnaz operative, to gru agent. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Viktor suvorov has 46 books on goodreads with 9708 ratings. This book is one of many hes written to expose the innerworkings of the soviet military machine. Viktor suvorov is a russian writer, an amateur historian and a former soviet military intelligence officer who defected to. 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. Chapter 23 the military districts 226 chapter 24 the black divisions 234 chapter 25 the kombrigs and the komdivs 242 chapter 26 why the second strategic echelon was formed 248 chapter 27 undeclared war 265 chapter 28 why stalin deployed the fronts 275 chapter 29 why stalin did not trust churchill 302 chapter 30 why stalin did not trust richard sorge 3 chapter 31 how hitler. Stalin as a chief culprit, viktor suvorovs presentation at the u. A training film for soviet spies features a lesson on the penalty for deception. Alexander suvorov the invincible russian general discover.
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