About the book: 1965 / The newly created Publishing House of the Novosti Press Agency publishes literature for foreign readers about various aspects of the life of the Soviet people. One of the tasks of the APN Publishing House is the preparation and publication in foreign languages ​​of books, collections and yearbooks based on materials published in Soviet periodicals. Recently, many documentary stories and stories about outstanding Soviet intelligence officers have appeared in the press. These materials attracted the attention of the foreign public, and the APN Publishing House is preparing some of them for publication in foreign languages ​​in the collection “Front without a Front Line.” Considering that the book brings together a variety of materials that paint images of security officers dear to the Soviet people, The APN publishing house decided to release this collection in parallel with the foreign edition and in Russian.