Unveiling state secrets to occupying forces: interwar intelligence activities in the Baltic Sea region through the lens of the NKVD/NKGB interrogations, 1940–1942

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dc.contributor.authorSuonpää, Mika
dc.contributor.authorAllen-Mercier, Zoé
dc.contributor.organizationfi=poliittinen historia|en=Contemporary History|
dc.contributor.organization-code1.2.246.10.2458963.20.43116527656
dc.converis.publication-id526457251
dc.converis.urlhttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/Publication/526457251
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-16T20:11:15Z
dc.description.abstract<p>This article examines interwar intelligence activities in the Baltic Sea region through the NKVD/NKGB interrogations of high-ranking Estonian political police officers in 1940–1942. The study reflects critically on Soviet interrogation reports as historical sources, concurrently arguing that they are instrumental since the material of the Estonian political police was destroyed in 1939–40. New insights are provided into the use of agents, Estonian military intelligence targeting the Soviet Union, the role of Russian émigrés in MI6’s operations, Estonian, Finnish, and Latvian intelligence cooperation, and the use of a notable Baltic German agent in countering Nazi-German influence operations and Estonian far-right subversion.<br></p>
dc.identifier.eissn1743-9019
dc.identifier.jour-issn0268-4527
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.utupub.fi/handle/11111/62120
dc.identifier.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1080/02684527.2026.2671981
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi-fe2026060865232
dc.language.isoen
dc.okm.affiliatedauthorSuonpää, Mika
dc.okm.affiliatedauthorAllen-Mercier, Zoe
dc.okm.discipline517 Political scienceen_GB
dc.okm.discipline517 Valtio-oppi, hallintotiedefi_FI
dc.okm.internationalcopublicationnot an international co-publication
dc.okm.internationalityInternational publication
dc.okm.typeA1 ScientificArticle
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.publisher.countryUnited Kingdomen_GB
dc.publisher.countryBritanniafi_FI
dc.publisher.country-codeGB
dc.relation.doi10.1080/02684527.2026.2671981
dc.relation.ispartofjournalIntelligence and National Security
dc.titleUnveiling state secrets to occupying forces: interwar intelligence activities in the Baltic Sea region through the lens of the NKVD/NKGB interrogations, 1940–1942
dc.year.issued2026

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