“The Mitrokhin Archive II” is a continuation of the groundbreaking work by former KGB archivist Vasili Mitrokhin, detailing the extensive and clandestine operations of Soviet intelligence during the Cold War. Compiled in collaboration with historian Christopher Andrew, this sequel provides further revelations and insights into the KGB’s global espionage activities, offering an unprecedented look into Soviet intelligence operations from the 1950s to the early 1980s. Mitrokhin’s meticulous notes and copied documents, smuggled out of Russia, shed light on Soviet efforts to infiltrate governments, manipulate political systems, and gather intelligence on an international scale. The archive unveils the KGB’s covert operations, including its efforts to recruit agents, disseminate disinformation, and conduct espionage in various countries, providing a comprehensive yet chilling account of the lengths to which the Soviet Union went to expand its influence and control.