Speaker 1: Welcome. This is the WBZ Book Club. I'm Jordan Rich
Speaker 1: here to recommend a book called The Illegals, Russia's Most
Speaker 1: Audacious Spies and Their Century long Mission to Infiltrate the
Speaker 1: West the author Sean Walker. It began one hundred years
Speaker 1: ago when Lennon Stalin and the Bolsheviks began sending Russians
Speaker 1: posing as businessmen and students to infiltrate Western nations, including
Speaker 1: the United States. The spies were known as the Illegals,
Speaker 1: and they weren't just out to steal secrets during the
Speaker 1: Cold War. Some were on a mission to assassinate world leaders.
Speaker 1: It's the story of the KGB's most secretive program. And
Speaker 1: this new book takes us all the way through the
Speaker 1: fall of Communist Russia and the rise of Putin, who,
Speaker 1: when it comes to espionage, will stop at nothing. It's
Speaker 1: a glimpse into history that has a lot of relevance
Speaker 1: to what's going on today. The Illegals, Russia's most Audacious
Speaker 1: Spies and their century long Mission to Infiltrate the West
Speaker 1: by author Sean Walker. And that's the book Club WBZ,
Speaker 1: Boston's news radio