The hunt for the Raven: The PCSS’s secret operation against General Vlasov

The Hunt for the Raven: The PCSS’s covert operation against General Vlasov reveals unknown details about one of the most notorious traitors of World War II. Lieutenant General Andrei Vlasov, considered Stalin’s “personal enemy,” became a symbol that undermined the myth of the monolithic Soviet people. By exploring the archives of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, we learn about the large-scale efforts of the Soviet special services to eliminate Vlasov by creating fictitious undergrounds and infiltrating agents in his environment. This story is a testament to covert operations where the stakes were no less high than at the front.