How The CIA Conjured Ukrainian Nationalism

06/12/2026 Notes in the Margin

A late 1953 Agency memo documents how the CIA for years broadcast “black radio transmissions” in Ukrainian from a secret CIA installation in Athens, Greece.

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How The CIA Conjured Ukrainian Nationalism