The Illegals - Russia's Most Audacious Spies and the Plot to Infiltrate the West

About the author

Shaun Walker is an international correspondent for The Guardian. He reported from Moscow for more than a decade and is the author of The Long Hangover: Putin's New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past. His coverage of Russia's war in Ukraine was shortlisted for the Foreign Reporter of the Year category at the British 2023 Press Awards, and he has appeared as a commentator on Russia and Ukraine for various television and radio programmes. He currently divides his time between Warsaw, Kyiv and London.

Product details

• Authors: SHAUN WALKER, Walker Shaun
• Publisher: Profile Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 09.04.2026
• EAN: 9781788167789
• ISBN: 978-1-78816-778-9
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage, True Crime / Espionage, Espionage & secret services, Espionage and secret services, USSR, Soviet Union, The Cold War, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, HISTORY / Russia / General