Books and Betrayal — How the KGB and Stasi Turned German Publishing Houses into Cold‑War Weapons
German publishing houses—East and West—became covert battlegrounds in the Cold War. Newly surfaced archives show how the Stasi and KGB infiltrated editorial boards, manipulated manuscripts, and used paper quotas, shell companies and planted “consultants” to steer what Germans read. From state‑owned presses in Leipzig to silent equity stakes in Frankfurt, the book trade became an…
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