Video lecture at Presidential Library tells about Alexander Feklisov, Soviet intelligence officer who twice saved world from nuclear catastrophe

On March 25th, 2025 at 16:00 Moscow time, the Presidential Library will host 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 will focus 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 event will take place at Senate Square, 3, Saint Petersburg.

To participate in event, please send attached form to email terebilov@prlib.ru by 12:00, March 21 to Maxim Gennadyevich Terebilov, tel. (812) 305-16-21 (ext. 243)

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 March 24, 2025

Please forward applications for accreditation following the attached form marked Media Accreditation at media@prlib.ru, dyatko@prlib.ru to Olga Dyatko, tel.: (812) 305-16-21, ext. 190; mob. +7 (900) 658-48-32.

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.