Spies and Other Secrets - Memoirs from the Second Cold War

A remarkable memoir of political conviction... Through its literature Bethell became interested in Russia as a young man, but in Russia, literature and politics cannot be separated. This is the story of an individual who stood by what he believed and so fulfilled his ambition of being a persistent thorn in the side of the Soviet authorities. Throughout his career in British politics Lord Bethell has had a specialist interest in human rights in the Soviet Union, communist bloc and South Africa, meeting many dissidents and freedom fighters along the way...