Since the collapse of the USSR, Russia has been desperately looking for its new identity and a path to a better future. Promoting the communist cause by way of subversion and disinformation has ceased since the demise of the USSR. Russian security and intelligence have undergone dramatic changes since the collapse of the USSR, and yet in substance they remained essentially the same. With Russia run by former KGB officials, driven by nostalgia for the old “glory days”, society is split. The liberal reformers and the old guard have been struggling to win the support of the Russian people using mass media, street demonstrations and violence.
Oleg Danilovich Kalugin is a former KGB general, was a longtime head of KGB operations in the United States, and is now a professor at The Centre for Counterintelligence and Security Studies in Alexandria, Virginia. Oleg Kalugin will talk about how the information age and modern communication capabilities have changed the present and future of Russia. He will also discuss his major role in the John Walker spy ring, his role on the board of the International Spy Museum, and the books that he has authored.
