True Spies Classic: New Russia, New Rules | CIA
Jun 09, 2026•41 min•Season 1Ep. 320
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Episode description
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.
In this classic episode of True Spies, Vanessa Kirby tells his story.
From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Gemma Newby. Produced by Joe Foley. Music by Nick Ryan.
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