# True Spies Classic: New Russia, New Rules | CIA

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Podcast: [True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-spies-espionage-investigation-crime-murder-detective-politics-364993)
Published: 2026-06-09T07:01:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2489

## Resource

It's 1993, and Russia is tearing itself apart. A violent coup is threatening to derail Boris Yeltsin's fragile post-Soviet government. Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, Deputy Chief of Station for the CIA in Moscow, is caught in the crossfire. To get out alive, he'll need to lean on an unlikely new ally - Russian Intelligence. In this classic episode of True Spies, Vanessa Kirby tells his story. From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Gemma Newby. Produced by Joe Foley. Music by Nick Ryan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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