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"In 1948, former U.S. State Department official Alger Hiss was accused of being a Soviet spy. Because the statute of limitations on espionage had run out, he was convicted only of perjury. Decades later&#8212;after the Hiss trial had been long forgotten by most&#8212;archival evidence surfaced confirming the accusations: a public servant with access to classified documents had indeed passed crucial information to the Soviets for more than a decade. Yet many on the American left still consider Hiss an iconic figure&#8212;an innocent victim accused of unsubstantiated crimes. They prefer to focus on the collectivist ideals Hiss stood for, rather than confront the reality of a man who systemically and methodically betrayed his country. Former U.S. Intelligence analyst Christina Shelton employs an in-depth knowledge of Soviet intelligence affairs as well as recently released Hungarian and KGB archival material to shine a fresh light on one of the most famous U.S. espionage cases. The story is dramatic, but Shelton&#8217;s analysis goes beyond sensationalism as she explores both the ideological motivation behind Hiss&#8217;s behavior and the lasting influence it has had on U.S. foreign policy."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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