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The Mitrokhin Archive is Christopher Andrew's history of KGB operations worldwide, built on the files Vasili Mitrokhin copied and smuggled out of Soviet intelligence archives. It covers Soviet espionage, recruitment and penetration of Western governments across decades, with named agents and operations. It suits readers of Cold War history and intelligence who want documented detail rather than a spy thriller. As a reference it is broader and more heavily sourced than most single-country KGB accounts, though its density makes it slow reading for casual readers.
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Reviewers treat it as a major intelligence document, praising its detail and worldwide reach. They describe it as reading like a Cold War novel in places, while noting its density.
The Mitrokhin Archive is a history book by Christopher Andrew, published by Penguin. It draws on top-secret material from Russian secret service archives, which KGB operative Vasili Mitrokhin hid beneath his family dacha for years.
When Mitrokhin was exfiltrated to the West, he took the material with him. The FBI called it "the most complete and extensive intelligence ever received from any source." The book is the result.
