About the book: 1989 / This book is about the legendary Soviet intelligence officer Arthur Sprogis. An ardent Leninist, a member of the Bolshevik Party since 1920, in the ranks of the Cheka he fought against banditry and counter-revolution, and participated in a complex operation to capture the leader of the anti-Soviet underground, Boris Savinkov. Recipient of 25 government awards, Sprogis received his first Orders of Lenin and the Red Banner on Spanish soil, where he was the commander of reconnaissance officers of the 11th International Brigade. During the Great Patriotic War, Arthur Sprogis was one of the leaders of intelligence work behind enemy lines. The book by the writer G. Osipov is intended for a wide range of readers.