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UTTAR PRADESH

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 Uttar Pradesh (UP) is one of the largest and most populous states in India, located in the northern part of the country. It plays a significant role in the country's cultural, historical, and religious landscape. Below is a detailed description of Uttar Pradesh, along with some notable features: \ Geography: Uttar Pradesh is bordered by Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, and Nepal (to the north). The state is divided into 75 districts and covers an area of approximately 243,286 square kilometers, making it the fourth-largest state in India by area. Uttar Pradesh's geography is diverse, ranging from the fertile plains of the Ganges River basin to the foothills of the Himalayas in the north. The major rivers that flow through the state include the Ganges, Yamuna, and Gomti, among others. These rivers play a vital role in the state's agriculture and provide water for irrigation. Capital and Major Cities: Lucknow : The capital of Uttar Prades...
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Mitrokhin's Archive

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Toggle the table of contents Mitrokhin Archive Article Talk Read Edit View history Tools The  Mitrokhin Archive  refers to a collection of handwritten notes about secret  KGB  operations spanning the period between the 1930s and 1980s made by KGB archivist  Vasili Mitrokhin  which he shared with the British intelligence in the early 1990s. [ 1 ]  Mitrokhin, who had worked at KGB headquarters in Moscow from 1956 to 1985, first offered his material to the US'  Central Intelligence Agency  (CIA) in Latvia, but they rejected it as possible fakes. [ 2 ]  After that, he turned to the UK's  MI6 , which arranged his defection from Russia. [ 1 ] He secretly made his handwritten notes by copying archival documents in the period between 1972 and 1984, when he supervised the move of the archive of KGB's foreign intelligence department  First Chief Directorate  from the  Lubyanka Building  to their new headquarters at  Y...
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