2017-06-23T13:56:20Ztag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/thread/post/deep-undercovertag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/1357/46672017-06-23T13:56:20ZSursumCorda<p>Here's a recent BBC story with a video interview with Barsky: <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40367736" rel="nofollow noopener">Yuri Drozdov: The man who turned Soviet spies into Americans</a>.</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/1357/46662017-05-05T10:07:09ZSursumCorda<p>I realize it takes some gall to criticize another person's writing when he's the published author and writes much better than I do, but I liken it to judging a work of art, or an athletic feat, or a chef's creation: It's possible to recognize greatness even if we can't even achieve mediocrity in the field ourselves. I've been immersed recently in the writings of Dorothy Sayers, and there are few writers who can shine in her shadow.</p>