Воспоминания агента британской секретной службы. Большая игра в революционной России

Britanskiĭ razvedchik Dzhordzh Khill (1892-1968) provel detstvo i i͡unostʹ v Rossiĭskoĭ imperii, v sovershenstve znal russkiĭ i͡azyk, obladal prirodnym obai͡aniem i izri͡adnoĭ doleĭ avanti͡urizma, chto pozvolilo emu statʹ neulovimym i vesʹma dei͡atelʹnym sekretnym agentom britanskoĭ razvedki. V nastoi͡ashchikh memuarakh Khill opisyvaet svoi͡u missii͡u v Rossii v 1917-1919 gg., raskryvaet detali riskovannykh operat͡siĭ, rasskazyvaet o verbovke agentov i sozdanii diversionnykh grupp, a takzhe o kontaktakh s rezidentami britanskoĭ razvedki: Polom Dʹi͡uksom, Arturom Rėnsomom i "korolem shpionov" Sidneem Reĭli. V knige privedeny unikalʹnye svidetelʹstva, v tom chisle o nesostoi͡avshemsi͡a zagovore s t͡selʹi͡u ubiĭstva bolʹshevistskogo rukovodstva, chto delaet ee ne tolʹko zanimatelʹnym chteniem, no i t͡sennym istochnikom svedeniĭ o realii͡akh toĭ ėpokhi.

British intelligence officer George Hill (1892-1968) spent his childhood and youth in the Russian Empire, knew Russian perfectly, had a natural charm and a fair share of adventurism, which allowed him to become an elusive and very active secret agent of British intelligence. In these memoirs, Hill describes his mission in Russia in 1917-1919, reveals details of risky operations, talks about recruiting agents and creating sabotage groups, as well as contacts with residents of British intelligence: Paul Dukes, Arthur Ransom and the "king of spies" Sidney Reilly. The book contains unique evidence, including about a failed plot to assassinate the Bolshevik leadership, which makes it not only an entertaining read, but also a valuable source of information about the realities of that era.