Why the CIA Just Tweeted in Russian

— -- The Central Intelligence Agency sent out a tweet today that was written in Russian, but rest assured, the nation's top spy agency wasn't hacked.

The tweet above is a quote from Russian novelist Boris Pasternak, who wrote "Doctor Zhivago."

"I wrote the novel in order for it to be published and read, and it remains my only desire," the quote translates in English.

It seems the CIA was having a "Throwback Thursday" moment with the quote and, in subsequent tweets, explained the story of how the agency helped smuggle books, including "Doctor Zhivago," into the Soviet Bloc in 1958.

And there you have it. That's how the CIA, Doctor Zhivago and the Russian language are all connected.