Presidential Library told about Alexander Feklisov, Soviet intelligence officer who twice saved world from nuclear catastrophe

On March 25th, 2025 the Presidential Library hosted a lecture given by Sergey Vasilyevich Ratz, a Candidate of Political Sciences and member of the Union of Writers. He is also the president of the Fund for Support of Reserve Officers of the State Security Service of Russia.

The lecture focused on the life of Alexander Semyonovich Feklisov, a Soviet intelligence officer who twice saved the world from nuclear catastrophe. 

Feklisov was the head of the residency of the First Main Directorate of the KGB at the Council of Ministers in Washington, and played a crucial role in resolving the Cuban Missile Crisis by transmitting compromises proposals from US President John F. Kennedy to Chairman of the Council, Nikita Khrushchev.

The lecture is part of the Knowledge of Russia video lecture series, which continues the series on the history of our country's state security agencies. The goal of the series is to create a positive image of Russia and its 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 recording of the event is available on the Rutube-channel of the Library, on the social networks VKontakte and Odnoklassniki.