Legends of Soviet intelligence and counterintelligence – in Russian cinema and literature

On February 19, 2025, at 16:00 Moscow time, the Presidential Library will host a lecture on how the work of Soviet intelligence and counterintelligence in Russian cinema and literature is presented. Ilya Peterkin, Candidate of Historical and Legal Sciences, veteran of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, will talk about the legends of Soviet intelligence, which became the prototypes of the heroes of fiction, about the image of the Soviet intelligence officer in films and books.

The lecture is held as part of the video lecture Knowledge of Russia and continues the series of lectures on the history of the state security agencies of our country. The purpose of the cycle is to create a positive image of the Russian state and domestic intelligence services.

At lectures on the history of state security agencies, students are told about outstanding employees, the most striking, interesting and significant operations, events in the history of the Russian special services, and the main directions of their activities.

The event will take place at Senate Square, 3, Saint Petersburg.

Please confirm personal presence by phone (812) 305-16-21 (ext. 243) or email terebilov@prlib.ru to Maxim Gennadyevich Terebilov by 12:00 on February 17.

The event is available for everyone. The meeting will be broadcasted on the Presidential Library’s portal in Live Broadcasts section, as well as on the Rutube-channel of the Library, on the social networks VKontakte and Odnoklassniki.

Accreditation of media representatives is until 14:00 February 18, 2025

Please forward applications for accreditation following the attached form marked Media Accreditation at media@prlib.ru, hudjakova@prlib.ru Alexandra Khudyakova, tel.: (812) 305-16-21, ext. 167; mob. +7 (981) 788-28-08

The letter should contain the full name, date and place of birth, passport data (series, number, place of registration), a list of carry-on equipment, contact phone numbers, the name of the media.

We draw the attention of the media representatives that it is necessary to forward applications for accreditation and arrive at the event in advance.

Entrance to the Presidential Library is carried out only by prior registration and upon showing a passport: for media representatives - through entrance № 2, participants and guests of the event - through entrance № 1.