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If I Wrote the Story as Fiction, It Would Seem Unbelievable. but It Really Happened, Says the Author of the Book About the Czech "Mole" in the Cia

In February 1986, a historic event took place on the Glienicki Bridge in Berlin: dissident Anatoly Shcharansky was exchanged for Karl Köcher, the only known spy to have infiltrated the American CIA. While the media in the West followed the event with extreme attention, in the East it was almost ignored.
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In February 1986, a historic event took place on the Glienicki Bridge in Berlin: dissident Anatoly Shcharansky was exchanged for Karl Köcher, the only known spy to have infiltrated the American CIA. While the media in the West followed the event with extreme attention, in the East it was almost ignored.

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Hospodářské Nnoviny (HN.cz) broke the news in on Friday, February 13, 2026.
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