{"product_id":"the-spy-who-changed-history-svetlana-lokhova-9781643132143","title":"The Spy Who Changed History: The Untold Story of How the Soviet Union Stole America's Top Secrets","description":"\u003cb\u003eOn the trail of Soviet infiltrator Stanislav Shumovsky, codenamed Agent BLﾉRIOT, Svetlana Lokhova takes the reader on a thrilling journey through Stalin's most audacious intelligence operation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a sunny September day in 1931, Soviet spy Stanislav Shumovsky walked down the gangplank of the SS Europa and into New York, concealed in a group of 65 Soviet students. Joseph Stalin had sent him to acquire American secrets to help close the USSR's yawning technology gap, and the road to victory began in the classrooms and laboratories of MIT. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing information gleaned from this mission, the USSR first transformed itself into a military powerhouse able to defeat Nazi Germany. Then in 1947, American innovation exfiltrated by Shumovsky made it possible to build and unveil the most advanced strategic bomber in the world. Later, other MIT-trained Soviet spies would go on to acquire the secrets of the Manhattan Project. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this thrilling history, Svetlana Lokhova takes the reader on a journey through Stalin's most audacious intelligence operation, piecing together every aspect of Shumovsky's life and character using information derived from American and Russian archives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Svetlana Lokhova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643132148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643132143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.10w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/11\/2019","brand":"Svetlana Lokhova","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43989436334335,"sku":"9781643132143","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_de480d9a-a6a0-458e-ab8e-ac75fd12cab0.jpg?v=1683299490","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-spy-who-changed-history-svetlana-lokhova-9781643132143","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}