Vasili Mitrokhin spent 12 years (1972–1984) secretly copying classified KGB documents by hand while working as the chief archivist for the Soviet foreign intelligence directorate. Disillusioned by the regime, he hid these notes in milk churns beneath his family dacha before defecting to the United Kingdom.
: This is a official government report regarding the Mitrokhin Inquiry
In January 2021, the UK's Intelligence and Security Committee published the Mitrokhin Inquiry Report (PDF)
For those looking to access the Mitrokhin Archive in PDF format in 2021:
The search for "Mitrokhin Archive PDF 2021" refers to the continuing fascination with one of the most significant intelligence leaks in history: the secret notes of KGB archivist . What is the Mitrokhin Archive?