Filip Kovacevic
@chekistmonitor.bsky.social
Top expert on #KGB (ops, archives, spy fiction). Book: KGB Literati (t.co/uWXN1eLc0u). PhD. 25+ years university teaching in Russia/Balkans/US. Now at University of San Francisco.
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Tomorrow my book #KGBLiterati meets the world & the world meets #KGBLiterati!
amazon.com/KGB-Literati...
Simon Willmetts: "A must read for anybody interested in intelligence, spy fiction, and the role that culture played during the Cold War." ⬇️ @socintelhist.bsky.social
amazon.com/KGB-Literati...
Simon Willmetts: "A must read for anybody interested in intelligence, spy fiction, and the role that culture played during the Cold War." ⬇️ @socintelhist.bsky.social
"Napoleon's Lost Treasure for Stalin's 70th Birthday"
One of the most bizarre Soviet #counterintelligence pursuits I discovered while researching #KGB files at Hoover Archives.
@hooverinstitution.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social
Read it here: tinyurl.com/muc3chyk
One of the most bizarre Soviet #counterintelligence pursuits I discovered while researching #KGB files at Hoover Archives.
@hooverinstitution.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social
Read it here: tinyurl.com/muc3chyk
Napoleon's Lost Treasure for Stalin's 70th Birthday
MGB went into frenzy after a birthday letter to Stalin alleged the existence of Napoleon's gold in Vilnius
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November 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"Napoleon's Lost Treasure for Stalin's 70th Birthday"
One of the most bizarre Soviet #counterintelligence pursuits I discovered while researching #KGB files at Hoover Archives.
@hooverinstitution.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social
Read it here: tinyurl.com/muc3chyk
One of the most bizarre Soviet #counterintelligence pursuits I discovered while researching #KGB files at Hoover Archives.
@hooverinstitution.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social
Read it here: tinyurl.com/muc3chyk
It's truly an honor to have my book KGB Literati reviewed in the Cipher Brief by Bill Harlow, Cipher Brief's senior book review editor & former #CIA chief spokesman. @thecipherbrief.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social
www.thecipherbrief.com/kgb-literati...
www.thecipherbrief.com/kgb-literati...
When the Chekists Took Up the Pen
BOOK REVIEW: KGB Literati: Spy Fiction and State Security in the Soviet UnionBy Filip Kovacevic / University of Toronto PressReviewed by: Bill HarlowThe Reviewer Bill Harlow served as chief spokesman ...
www.thecipherbrief.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It's truly an honor to have my book KGB Literati reviewed in the Cipher Brief by Bill Harlow, Cipher Brief's senior book review editor & former #CIA chief spokesman. @thecipherbrief.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social
www.thecipherbrief.com/kgb-literati...
www.thecipherbrief.com/kgb-literati...
Reposted by Filip Kovacevic
Congratulations, Filip. Your book got an impressive three out of three trench coats in the @thecipherbrief.bsky.social review. www.thecipherbrief.com/kgb-literati...
When the Chekists Took Up the Pen
BOOK REVIEW: KGB Literati: Spy Fiction and State Security in the Soviet UnionBy Filip Kovacevic / University of Toronto PressReviewed by: Bill HarlowThe Reviewer Bill Harlow served as chief spokesman ...
www.thecipherbrief.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Congratulations, Filip. Your book got an impressive three out of three trench coats in the @thecipherbrief.bsky.social review. www.thecipherbrief.com/kgb-literati...
#KGBLiterati at the Commonwealth Club of California.
January 15, 2026. @uoftpress.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social
www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...
January 15, 2026. @uoftpress.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social
www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...
Dr. Filip Kovacevic: Inside KGB Culture
A large segment of the Russian ruling elite is still composed of Soviet state security (KGB) officers, including President Vladimir Putin. Professor Filip Kovacevic will discuss the deep-seated KGB my...
www.commonwealthclub.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
#KGBLiterati at the Commonwealth Club of California.
January 15, 2026. @uoftpress.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social
www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...
January 15, 2026. @uoftpress.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social
www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...
Reposted by Filip Kovacevic
A reminder that the @socintelhist.bsky.social roundtable with @tim-weiner.bsky.social on his latest book The Mission is happening next week. Myself, @dianabolsinger.bsky.social, and @chekistmonitor.bsky.social will discuss the book. Register here: swanseauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 11, 2025 at 7:28 AM
A reminder that the @socintelhist.bsky.social roundtable with @tim-weiner.bsky.social on his latest book The Mission is happening next week. Myself, @dianabolsinger.bsky.social, and @chekistmonitor.bsky.social will discuss the book. Register here: swanseauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Did Pavel Sudoplatov have a long conversation with Stalin at the Kremlin on February 20, 1953, as he claimed in his memoirs (ghosted by his son Anatoli)?
There is no record of this meeting in the logs of Stalin's Kremlin visitors. #factcheck @socintelhist.bsky.social
There is no record of this meeting in the logs of Stalin's Kremlin visitors. #factcheck @socintelhist.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Did Pavel Sudoplatov have a long conversation with Stalin at the Kremlin on February 20, 1953, as he claimed in his memoirs (ghosted by his son Anatoli)?
There is no record of this meeting in the logs of Stalin's Kremlin visitors. #factcheck @socintelhist.bsky.social
There is no record of this meeting in the logs of Stalin's Kremlin visitors. #factcheck @socintelhist.bsky.social
Reposted by Filip Kovacevic
“Without @chekistmonitor.bsky.social's research, the literary works of Soviet intelligence and counterintelligence officers, and the tenacious anti-Western propaganda purpose behind them, would remain a shadow outside Russia.” Kevin Riehle, Brunel University London
Learn more: bit.ly/3LALXBG
#KGB
Learn more: bit.ly/3LALXBG
#KGB
November 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
“Without @chekistmonitor.bsky.social's research, the literary works of Soviet intelligence and counterintelligence officers, and the tenacious anti-Western propaganda purpose behind them, would remain a shadow outside Russia.” Kevin Riehle, Brunel University London
Learn more: bit.ly/3LALXBG
#KGB
Learn more: bit.ly/3LALXBG
#KGB
"Why You Should Read #KGBLiterati: An Elevator Pitch for My Book"
Read it here: tinyurl.com/mspbns8a
#KGB #CIA #spies #writers #books
Read it here: tinyurl.com/mspbns8a
#KGB #CIA #spies #writers #books
November 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"Why You Should Read #KGBLiterati: An Elevator Pitch for My Book"
Read it here: tinyurl.com/mspbns8a
#KGB #CIA #spies #writers #books
Read it here: tinyurl.com/mspbns8a
#KGB #CIA #spies #writers #books
📢A day for champagne & caviar! #Unboxing my book KGB LITERATI: SPY FICTION & STATE SECURITY IN THE SOVIET UNION! 🎉
Grab your copy here 👉https://utppublishing.com/doi/book/10.3138/9781487548919 @socintelhist.bsky.social
#Spies #Writers #KGB #BookLaunch #NewRelease
Grab your copy here 👉https://utppublishing.com/doi/book/10.3138/9781487548919 @socintelhist.bsky.social
#Spies #Writers #KGB #BookLaunch #NewRelease
November 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
📢A day for champagne & caviar! #Unboxing my book KGB LITERATI: SPY FICTION & STATE SECURITY IN THE SOVIET UNION! 🎉
Grab your copy here 👉https://utppublishing.com/doi/book/10.3138/9781487548919 @socintelhist.bsky.social
#Spies #Writers #KGB #BookLaunch #NewRelease
Grab your copy here 👉https://utppublishing.com/doi/book/10.3138/9781487548919 @socintelhist.bsky.social
#Spies #Writers #KGB #BookLaunch #NewRelease
A free event organized by the Society for Intelligence History! Register below. #CIA #intelligence #future
Can't wait for our Wednesday, Nov 19, discussion with @tim-weiner.bsky.social about his super new book, "The Mission." This is going to be good! @lucatrenta.bsky.social @chekistmonitor.bsky.social @socintelhist.bsky.social .
November 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A free event organized by the Society for Intelligence History! Register below. #CIA #intelligence #future
Tomorrow my book #KGBLiterati meets the world & the world meets #KGBLiterati!
amazon.com/KGB-Literati...
Simon Willmetts: "A must read for anybody interested in intelligence, spy fiction, and the role that culture played during the Cold War." ⬇️ @socintelhist.bsky.social
amazon.com/KGB-Literati...
Simon Willmetts: "A must read for anybody interested in intelligence, spy fiction, and the role that culture played during the Cold War." ⬇️ @socintelhist.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Tomorrow my book #KGBLiterati meets the world & the world meets #KGBLiterati!
amazon.com/KGB-Literati...
Simon Willmetts: "A must read for anybody interested in intelligence, spy fiction, and the role that culture played during the Cold War." ⬇️ @socintelhist.bsky.social
amazon.com/KGB-Literati...
Simon Willmetts: "A must read for anybody interested in intelligence, spy fiction, and the role that culture played during the Cold War." ⬇️ @socintelhist.bsky.social
Just 4 days left until my new book #KGBLiterati hits the shelves! amazon.com/KGB-Literati...
Kevin Riehle: "Kovacevic's meticulous research illuminates a dark corner in Soviet intel history by opening the world of Soviet spy fiction to a non-Russian audience." @socintelhist.bsky.social ⬇️
Kevin Riehle: "Kovacevic's meticulous research illuminates a dark corner in Soviet intel history by opening the world of Soviet spy fiction to a non-Russian audience." @socintelhist.bsky.social ⬇️
October 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Just 4 days left until my new book #KGBLiterati hits the shelves! amazon.com/KGB-Literati...
Kevin Riehle: "Kovacevic's meticulous research illuminates a dark corner in Soviet intel history by opening the world of Soviet spy fiction to a non-Russian audience." @socintelhist.bsky.social ⬇️
Kevin Riehle: "Kovacevic's meticulous research illuminates a dark corner in Soviet intel history by opening the world of Soviet spy fiction to a non-Russian audience." @socintelhist.bsky.social ⬇️
Former #CIA officer & acclaimed spy fiction novelist I. S. Berry on my new book: "#KGBLiterati is a revelation, drawing back the iron-curtain to reveal the little-known world of Soviet espionage literature."
#KGBLiterati release is 7 days from today.
The link: amazon.com/KGB-Literati...
#KGBLiterati release is 7 days from today.
The link: amazon.com/KGB-Literati...
October 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Former #CIA officer & acclaimed spy fiction novelist I. S. Berry on my new book: "#KGBLiterati is a revelation, drawing back the iron-curtain to reveal the little-known world of Soviet espionage literature."
#KGBLiterati release is 7 days from today.
The link: amazon.com/KGB-Literati...
#KGBLiterati release is 7 days from today.
The link: amazon.com/KGB-Literati...
What was inside a top secret regional #KGB spy museum in 1960? @socintelhist.bsky.social
Find out in my new article based on the ongoing archival research of #KGB documents at @hooverinstitution.bsky.social. #spies #intelhistory #coldwar
The link: tinyurl.com/y6v3by35
Find out in my new article based on the ongoing archival research of #KGB documents at @hooverinstitution.bsky.social. #spies #intelhistory #coldwar
The link: tinyurl.com/y6v3by35
An Inside Look at Top Secret Regional KGB Spy Museum in 1960
Based on archival Lithuanian KGB documents
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October 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
What was inside a top secret regional #KGB spy museum in 1960? @socintelhist.bsky.social
Find out in my new article based on the ongoing archival research of #KGB documents at @hooverinstitution.bsky.social. #spies #intelhistory #coldwar
The link: tinyurl.com/y6v3by35
Find out in my new article based on the ongoing archival research of #KGB documents at @hooverinstitution.bsky.social. #spies #intelhistory #coldwar
The link: tinyurl.com/y6v3by35
Roman Kim, Soviet #NKVD officer who wrote #spy fiction, based his novel Burn After Reading in the US before and during WWII.
His main protagonists are two US Navy officers.
To find out more, check out my upcoming book #KGBLiterati.
The link: amazon.com/KGB-Literati...
His main protagonists are two US Navy officers.
To find out more, check out my upcoming book #KGBLiterati.
The link: amazon.com/KGB-Literati...
October 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Roman Kim, Soviet #NKVD officer who wrote #spy fiction, based his novel Burn After Reading in the US before and during WWII.
His main protagonists are two US Navy officers.
To find out more, check out my upcoming book #KGBLiterati.
The link: amazon.com/KGB-Literati...
His main protagonists are two US Navy officers.
To find out more, check out my upcoming book #KGBLiterati.
The link: amazon.com/KGB-Literati...
My new article on Substack!
"Death and the Maidens: How Two Polish Sisters Deceived Soviet #Counterintelligence in Post-WWII Vilnius"
Based on my ongoing research of #KGB files at @hooverinstitution.bsky.social. #intelhistory #SMERSH @socintelhist.bsky.social
The link: tinyurl.com/3cubry5e
"Death and the Maidens: How Two Polish Sisters Deceived Soviet #Counterintelligence in Post-WWII Vilnius"
Based on my ongoing research of #KGB files at @hooverinstitution.bsky.social. #intelhistory #SMERSH @socintelhist.bsky.social
The link: tinyurl.com/3cubry5e
Death and the Maidens
How Two Polish Sisters Deceived Soviet Counterintelligence in post-WWII Vilnius
tinyurl.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My new article on Substack!
"Death and the Maidens: How Two Polish Sisters Deceived Soviet #Counterintelligence in Post-WWII Vilnius"
Based on my ongoing research of #KGB files at @hooverinstitution.bsky.social. #intelhistory #SMERSH @socintelhist.bsky.social
The link: tinyurl.com/3cubry5e
"Death and the Maidens: How Two Polish Sisters Deceived Soviet #Counterintelligence in Post-WWII Vilnius"
Based on my ongoing research of #KGB files at @hooverinstitution.bsky.social. #intelhistory #SMERSH @socintelhist.bsky.social
The link: tinyurl.com/3cubry5e
Very informative webinar on U.S., Soviet, and East German intelligence documents & archives organized by the Davis Center for Russian & Eurasian Studies @harvard.edu.
Highly recommend! #CIA #NSA #KGB #HVA @socintelhist.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/wPe-5MI...
Highly recommend! #CIA #NSA #KGB #HVA @socintelhist.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/wPe-5MI...
Soviet-Bloc and U.S. Intelligence Operations during the Cold War
YouTube video by Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
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October 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Very informative webinar on U.S., Soviet, and East German intelligence documents & archives organized by the Davis Center for Russian & Eurasian Studies @harvard.edu.
Highly recommend! #CIA #NSA #KGB #HVA @socintelhist.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/wPe-5MI...
Highly recommend! #CIA #NSA #KGB #HVA @socintelhist.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/wPe-5MI...
Countdown has begun! #newbook #intelhistory
#KGBLiterati will be released in 20 days. (pre-order: amazon.com/KGB-Literati...)
Here's a sneak #preview of some of the main themes.
#KGBLiterati will be released in 20 days. (pre-order: amazon.com/KGB-Literati...)
Here's a sneak #preview of some of the main themes.
October 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Countdown has begun! #newbook #intelhistory
#KGBLiterati will be released in 20 days. (pre-order: amazon.com/KGB-Literati...)
Here's a sneak #preview of some of the main themes.
#KGBLiterati will be released in 20 days. (pre-order: amazon.com/KGB-Literati...)
Here's a sneak #preview of some of the main themes.
Hey @netflix.com, here is the plot for your next blockbuster!
The spies, the atomic bomb stuff, the romantic tension, the double-crossings, the car chase, the daring escape & even more daring return, even Stalin...
And all true!
The spies, the atomic bomb stuff, the romantic tension, the double-crossings, the car chase, the daring escape & even more daring return, even Stalin...
And all true!
Who was #CIA's first penetration of Soviet intelligence?
Perhaps not who you think.
Find out in my new article on Substack. #spies #coldwar #intelhistory @socintelhist.bsky.social
Here's the link: tinyurl.com/yh46crbs
Perhaps not who you think.
Find out in my new article on Substack. #spies #coldwar #intelhistory @socintelhist.bsky.social
Here's the link: tinyurl.com/yh46crbs
Who Was CIA's First Penetration of Soviet Intelligence?
New information on Colonel Georgy Salimanov's defection to the CIA in Germany in 1950 and his later capture by the MGB
tinyurl.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Hey @netflix.com, here is the plot for your next blockbuster!
The spies, the atomic bomb stuff, the romantic tension, the double-crossings, the car chase, the daring escape & even more daring return, even Stalin...
And all true!
The spies, the atomic bomb stuff, the romantic tension, the double-crossings, the car chase, the daring escape & even more daring return, even Stalin...
And all true!
I have filed a FOIA request with #CIA regarding Salimanov’s case.
Even 75 years later, there are still many unresolved enigmas.
1. When and how was Salimanov recruited?
2. Was he flown to the U.S. as General Ogoltsov stated to the Politburo?
Even 75 years later, there are still many unresolved enigmas.
1. When and how was Salimanov recruited?
2. Was he flown to the U.S. as General Ogoltsov stated to the Politburo?
Who was #CIA's first penetration of Soviet intelligence?
Perhaps not who you think.
Find out in my new article on Substack. #spies #coldwar #intelhistory @socintelhist.bsky.social
Here's the link: tinyurl.com/yh46crbs
Perhaps not who you think.
Find out in my new article on Substack. #spies #coldwar #intelhistory @socintelhist.bsky.social
Here's the link: tinyurl.com/yh46crbs
Who Was CIA's First Penetration of Soviet Intelligence?
New information on Colonel Georgy Salimanov's defection to the CIA in Germany in 1950 and his later capture by the MGB
tinyurl.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I have filed a FOIA request with #CIA regarding Salimanov’s case.
Even 75 years later, there are still many unresolved enigmas.
1. When and how was Salimanov recruited?
2. Was he flown to the U.S. as General Ogoltsov stated to the Politburo?
Even 75 years later, there are still many unresolved enigmas.
1. When and how was Salimanov recruited?
2. Was he flown to the U.S. as General Ogoltsov stated to the Politburo?
Who was #CIA's first penetration of Soviet intelligence?
Perhaps not who you think.
Find out in my new article on Substack. #spies #coldwar #intelhistory @socintelhist.bsky.social
Here's the link: tinyurl.com/yh46crbs
Perhaps not who you think.
Find out in my new article on Substack. #spies #coldwar #intelhistory @socintelhist.bsky.social
Here's the link: tinyurl.com/yh46crbs
Who Was CIA's First Penetration of Soviet Intelligence?
New information on Colonel Georgy Salimanov's defection to the CIA in Germany in 1950 and his later capture by the MGB
tinyurl.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Who was #CIA's first penetration of Soviet intelligence?
Perhaps not who you think.
Find out in my new article on Substack. #spies #coldwar #intelhistory @socintelhist.bsky.social
Here's the link: tinyurl.com/yh46crbs
Perhaps not who you think.
Find out in my new article on Substack. #spies #coldwar #intelhistory @socintelhist.bsky.social
Here's the link: tinyurl.com/yh46crbs
University of Toronto Press book catalogue, Fall 2025. @socintelhist.bsky.social
My new book #KGBLiterati is prominently featured on page 30.
#spies #spyfiction #coldwar #newrelease
My new book #KGBLiterati is prominently featured on page 30.
#spies #spyfiction #coldwar #newrelease
September 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
University of Toronto Press book catalogue, Fall 2025. @socintelhist.bsky.social
My new book #KGBLiterati is prominently featured on page 30.
#spies #spyfiction #coldwar #newrelease
My new book #KGBLiterati is prominently featured on page 30.
#spies #spyfiction #coldwar #newrelease
Honored to step into the role of Treasurer for Society for Intelligence History!
Thanks to everyone for your trust and support. Here's to a successful term! @socintelhist.bsky.social
#intelhistory #intelstudies
Thanks to everyone for your trust and support. Here's to a successful term! @socintelhist.bsky.social
#intelhistory #intelstudies
September 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Honored to step into the role of Treasurer for Society for Intelligence History!
Thanks to everyone for your trust and support. Here's to a successful term! @socintelhist.bsky.social
#intelhistory #intelstudies
Thanks to everyone for your trust and support. Here's to a successful term! @socintelhist.bsky.social
#intelhistory #intelstudies
Soviet deception operation you probably never heard about.
Operation STORM, #MGB plan to fake the landing of #CIA agents in Lithuania. Based on my ongoing archival research at
@hooverinstitution.bsky.social
The link for my article: tinyurl.com/5h4zyj6c
#spies #coldwar @socintelhist.bsky.social
Operation STORM, #MGB plan to fake the landing of #CIA agents in Lithuania. Based on my ongoing archival research at
@hooverinstitution.bsky.social
The link for my article: tinyurl.com/5h4zyj6c
#spies #coldwar @socintelhist.bsky.social
Deception Operation STORM
Faking the landing of CIA agents in Lithuania in the early Cold War
tinyurl.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Soviet deception operation you probably never heard about.
Operation STORM, #MGB plan to fake the landing of #CIA agents in Lithuania. Based on my ongoing archival research at
@hooverinstitution.bsky.social
The link for my article: tinyurl.com/5h4zyj6c
#spies #coldwar @socintelhist.bsky.social
Operation STORM, #MGB plan to fake the landing of #CIA agents in Lithuania. Based on my ongoing archival research at
@hooverinstitution.bsky.social
The link for my article: tinyurl.com/5h4zyj6c
#spies #coldwar @socintelhist.bsky.social