December 20, 1920 F.E. Dzerzhinsky signed the historical order No. 169 on the creation of the Foreign Department of the Cheka. This day became the birthday of the Foreign Intelligence Service of our state. The book offered to the reader tells about intelligence officers who came to service in the early 1920s and worked in the pre-war years. It was during this period that the formation of Soviet foreign intelligence took place, which became one of the strongest intelligence services in the world. The narrative about the first generation of Soviet foreign intelligence officers is based on documentary materials. And today, when in our society more and more thinking people want to know the truth about the recent past of Russia, this book will be especially useful.