Tag: disinformation
Books and Betrayal â How the KGB and Stasi Turned German Publishing Houses into ColdâWar Weapons
German publishing housesâEast and Westâbecame covert battlegrounds in the Cold War. Newly surfaced archives show how the Stasi and KGB infiltrated editorial boards, manipulated manuscripts, and used paper quotas, shell companies and planted âconsultantsâ to steer what Germans read. From stateâowned presses in Leipzig to silent equity stakes in Frankfurt, the book trade became an…
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