At the age of 31, Lieutenant General Pavel Mikhailovich Fitin became the youngest head of Soviet foreign intelligence in history. His professional achievements cannot be underestimated—during the difficult postwar years, Fitin managed to turn the service into a true mechanism operating without interruptions or errors. Despite economic hardship, famine, and the challenging socio-political situation in the country, Fitin and his colleagues very quickly and effectively revived intelligence from the ashes of repression. Fitin possessed unparalleled professional intuition and organizational talent, which helped his agency gather the most valuable intelligence information for the political leadership of the USSR.
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