This category of men. and very frequently of womenwho play a major part in Russian espionageare the most dangerous and inscrutable. because they play the dual role of appearing as traitors to their own cause. and apparently let themselves be reformed. only to regain freedom and to resume activity in some new capacity. This struggle with phonies of this type is tremendously difficult. for the Russians. by using such tricks. have been able to give rise to such an amount of mistakes on the part of the counter intelligence. causing them to vacillate constantly between the important and the unimportant. that many an intelligence bureau seems confronted with a chaos of contradictions. In the case of border security it is necessary to know all the shadings of the psychology of the Russians and understand these subtleties in order to be able to cassify the personalities at work there. and even if these cases involve nonRussians. It is important to know immediately what this particular person means to the Russian intelligence. and what category of work he is being used for. This understanding and correctness of analysis is feasible only from one case to the next. as soon as an attempt is made to develop a rigid system or to adhere to norms. the result is bound to be hopelessly unsuccessful.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization about Russian espionage tactics and the difficulty of identifying traitors.