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USSR
Russian spy sets

The end of WWII marked the start of the Cold War; a period of enormous tension between East and West, but also a period in which many eavesdropping and spy radio sets were developed. As the leading nation of the Warsaw Pact, Russia, or the USSR as it was known at the time, developed a wide range of spy radio sets.

The radio stations were used for a variety of people and organisations, such as spies, agents, army and special forces. Many of these Russian spy radio sets are described on this website. Click any of the images below for further information. 		  

Soviet spy radio sets on this website
Tensor 4-piece spy radio set (USSR) PR-56A receiver Rion spy radio set R-350 / Orel (Eagle) R-350M / Orel (Eagle) R-354 / Shmel (Bumblebee) R-353 / Proton R-394 K / Strizh (Swift)
Strizh (Swift) spy radio set, based on the R-394KM R-394 KM / Strizh (Swift) Severok-K R-355 Base Station Controller
Related items
Sony ICF-2001D receiver that was used by some Soviet spies in the West Soyka body-wearable intercept receiver Russian concealment device The Thing, also known as The Great Seal Bug, planted by the USSR in the office of the American Ambassador. Transistorized Russian bug used by the KGB around 1964 Soviet bug inside IBM Selectric typewriter - Operation GUNMAN Russian countermeasures receiver for the 100 MHz to 12 GHz frequency range
Known USSR spy radio sets
Below is an overview of all Russian spy radio sets known to date. Only the radios listed above, are covered on this website, but we would be very happy to add more to our collection. If you have any information, corrections or additions for the items listed below, please contact us.

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