With the outbreak of the Cold War, Soviet foreign intelligence, thanks to 25 years of participation in battles on a secret front, was ready for new battles. A serious test for her was a geopolitical catastrophe - the collapse of the USSR. Despite the difficulties, the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation revived its former glory to its Soviet predecessor. For the first time, most of the operations of Soviet and Russian foreign intelligence from the beginning of the Cold War until 2020 are described in detail and reliably. Biographies of executives, staff and valuable agents. Structure of the central office and foreign residencies.