cover of episode New Russia, New Rules | CIA

Chapters

The episode sets the stage for a complex political situation in Russia in 1993, where CIA Deputy Chief Rolf Mowatt-Larssen finds himself amidst a violent coup threatening Boris Yeltsin's government.

Shownotes Transcript

It's 1993, and Russia is tearing itself apart. A violent coup is threatening to derail Boris Yeltsin's fragile post-Soviet government. Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, Deputy Chief of Station for the CIA in Moscow, is caught in the crossfire. To get out alive, he'll need to lean on an unlikely new ally - Russian Intelligence. Vanessa Kirby tells his story. Could YOU break bread with the enemy? From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Gemma Newby. Produced by Joe Foley. Music by Nick Ryan.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices)