Control "C". At the head of an illegal intelligence

Lieutenant-General of the KGB Vitaly Pavlov more than half a century has worked in various divisions of the Soviet foreign intelligence. For twelve years he held various positions in the classified division of the FSB - the illegal exploration. The CIA was unable to establish an analogue of Russian Management "With" the First Chief Directorate (foreign intelligence) of the KGB of the USSR.

Vitaly Pavlov was responsible for the preparation and oversaw the work of the legendary Soviet spy Rudolf Abel, his colleagues Irina Karimova and her husband Shamil Khamzina, who has spent over 13 years in Japan, Africa de Las Heras (22 years on the illegal work in Western Europe and Latin America) and her husband, Giovanni Bertoni, as well as many other characters in "the secret front".

The author tells in detail about the work of illegal immigrants, reflects on the psychology of betrayal and the role of intelligence in the modern world. Some of the scouts reached the pinnacle of operational excellence and have become legendary personalities during his lifetime. Others have not received the General's epaulettes, and not the Newspapers. This did not prevent all of them to carry through the years and many trials the most valuable thing they had - a friendship.