How the CIA smuggled books behind the Iron Curtain
The book is a valuable reminder of the power and importance of free thought and the flow of ideas
22 May 2025 - 05:00
This book proves the wisdom of the timeless adages that the pen is mightier than the sword and that the truth will set you free.
For three decades, the CIA ran a highly secretive operation to smuggle literature, magazines and art books across the Iron Curtain into the countries of the Warsaw Pact...
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