Gordievsky was influenced by his mother and grandmother. He joined the British Secret Intelligence Service and became one of their most valuable assets in Russia. But, Oleg had different thoughts about communism and decided to rebel against it.

It seemed that he would be employed at the KGB because his father was a member of it. Oleg Gordievsky was born on October 10, 1938. Despite these atrocities, he took pride in his work with the KGB and even wore his uniform on weekends. He likely identified many “enemies of the state,” as part of Stalin’s purges in 1936-8 and other similar campaigns that resulted in hundreds of thousands being murdered. Oleg Gordievsky’s father, Anton Lavrentyevich Gordievsky, was a lifelong member of the KGB.

The KGB (Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti) is still associated with fear and terror in the country. It has barely dimmed since 1991, when it disappeared. The Soviet Union was known for its terrifyingly effective security agency. Big Idea #1: Oleg Gordievsky seemed destined to join the KGB but became disillusioned with communism from an early age. In this article, we’ll learn how to distract sniffer dogs at the border, how Margaret Thatcher communicated with Soviet leaders and why Danish Intelligence is better than British or American. The story of Oleg Gordievsky is an example of this danger he turned into a double agent for the West, which changed everything! Both sides tried to outdo each other in spying on one another, but it was very risky business because spies could easily turn against their own side. The Cold War was a time of great tension between the US and Russia. 1-Page Summary of The Spy And The Traitor Overview

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