Relationship Details

Victor Cherkashin Handler asset Robert Hanssen

Connected Entities

Entity A
Victor Cherkashin
Type: person
Mentions: 62
Also known as: Cherkashin
Entity B
Robert Hanssen
Type: person
Mentions: 59

Evidence

Cherkashin was their KGB case officer.

Victor Cherkashin, their KGB case officer

Cherkashin was the KGB spy handler... Hanssen passed an anonymous letter to Victor Cherkashin.

Cherkashin discusses recruiting him and the value of his secrets.

Cherkashin identified as their KGB case officer.

recruitment of... Robert Hanssen

Source Documents (5)

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Book Page / Evidence File • 1.45 MB
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This document appears to be page 261 from a book about espionage, included in House Oversight files related to an investigation (likely Epstein given the filename prefix). The text features an interview with KGB officer Cherkashin discussing the handling of spy Robert Hanssen, comparing his 'uncontrolled' status to fictional moles, and referencing Edward Snowden's 2013 leaks. The page bears a timestamp of September 30, 2016, and the Bates stamp HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019749.

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Book Page / Congressional Exhibit • 1.64 MB
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This document is page 155 from a book (likely 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein, indicated by the filename 'Epst' and ISBN 9780451494566), marked as a House Oversight exhibit. The text speculates on whether Edward Snowden had a hidden collaborator within the NSA, drawing parallels to historical Russian moles like Robert Hanssen and Aldrich Ames. It includes details of an interview the author conducted with KGB handler Victor Cherkashin in Moscow in 2015 regarding the ability of intelligence services to hide moles.

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Book Manuscript / Investigative Report Page
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This document appears to be a page from a book or investigative report (marked with House Oversight numbering) discussing the theory that Edward Snowden may have been guided or assisted by a hidden Russian mole within the NSA. The text draws parallels to historical espionage cases involving KGB moles Robert Hanssen and Aldrich Ames, who eluded detection for decades. It includes details of an interview the author conducted in 2015 with Victor Cherkashin, the KGB handler for Hanssen and Ames.

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Book Excerpt / Draft Manuscript / Congressional Exhibit • 931 KB
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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.

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Narrative Report / Book Excerpt (House Oversight Production)
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This document appears to be a page from a narrative book or report (marked as a House Oversight exhibit) detailing Cold War espionage tradecraft. It specifically discusses the case of Robert Hanssen, a 'walk-in' spy who provided the KGB with massive amounts of US intelligence while refusing direct control or face-to-face meetings, and contrasts this with the defection of KGB Major Anatoli Golitsyn in 1962. The text analyzes the intelligence value of 'defectors-in-place' versus those who physically defect to the United States.

Victor Cherkashin's Other Relationships

Handler asset Aldrich Ames
Strength: 11/10 View
Unknown Author of the book
Strength: 10/10 View
Source journalist The Author
Strength: 7/10 View
Interviewer interviewee Author
Strength: 7/10 View
Handler asset remote Robert Hanssen
Strength: 7/10 View

Robert Hanssen's Other Relationships

Handler asset remote Victor Cherkashin
Strength: 7/10 View
Infiltration FBI
Strength: 6/10 View
Spy handler Victor Cherkashin
Strength: 5/10 View
Handler source implied Victor Cherkashin
Strength: 5/10 View
Handler source Victor Cherkashin
Strength: 5/10 View

Relationship Metadata

Type
Handler asset
Relationship Strength
10/10
Strong relationship with substantial evidence
Source Documents
5
Extracted
2025-11-19 18:12
Last Updated
2025-11-21 00:55

Entity Network Stats

Victor Cherkashin 29 relationships
Robert Hanssen 10 relationships
Mutual connections 0

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