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Quotes
Document Information
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Book excerpt / draft manuscript / congressional exhibit
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Summary
This document is Page 258 (Chapter 25) from a book titled 'Through the Looking Glass', likely authored by Edward Jay Epstein (indicated by the file name). The text details the narrator's meeting in Moscow with Victor Cherkashin, a former KGB handler known for recruiting American spies Ames, Hanssen, and Pelton. The document bears a House Oversight Committee Bates stamp.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Narrator (I) | Author/Interviewer |
Arranging meetings in Moscow to investigate the Snowden defection. (Likely Edward Jay Epstein based on filename ISBN ...
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| Victor Cherkashin | Former KGB Spy Handler |
Subject of the interview; born 1932; handled Ames, Hanssen, and Pelton.
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| Edward Snowden | Whistleblower/Defector |
Quoted in epigraph; subject of the narrator's inquiry.
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| Kucherena | Lawyer/Contact |
The narrator is waiting to hear back from his office (likely Anatoly Kucherena, Snowden's lawyer).
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| Aldrich Ames | CIA Officer |
Recruited by Cherkashin.
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| Robert Hanssen | FBI Officer |
Recruited by Cherkashin.
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| Ronald Pelton | NSA Officer |
Recruited by Cherkashin.
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| KGB |
Cherkashin served in its espionage branch 1952-1991.
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| CIA |
Employer of Aldrich Ames.
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| FBI |
Employer of Robert Hanssen.
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| NSA |
Employer of Ronald Pelton.
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| Soviet Embassy |
Located in Washington D.C., where Cherkashin served.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Indicated by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (1 events)
Unspecified (narrative past)
Lunch meeting between the narrator and Victor Cherkashin.
Gusto restaurant, Moscow
Narrator
Victor Cherkashin
Locations (4)
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Location of the meeting and Snowden quote.
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Quiet Italian restaurant where the lunch meeting took place.
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Landmark near Gusto in Moscow.
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Location of the Soviet embassy where Cherkashin previously served.
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Relationships (4)
recruitment of three top American intelligence officers: Aldrich Ames...
recruitment of... Robert Hanssen
recruitment of... Ronald Pelton
waiting to hear back from Kucherena’s office
Key Quotes (2)
"There’s definitely a deep state. Trust me, I’ve been there. —EDWARD SNOWDEN, MOSCOW, 2014"Source
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Quote #1
"I hoped that seeing these intelligence coups through the eyes, and mind-set, of their KGB handler might provide some historical context for the Snowden defection."Source
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Quote #2
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