Witness History: Witness Archive 2015 - Escape from the KGB

Escape from the KGB

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In July 1985, Oleg Gordievsky, a high-ranking Soviet spy defected to the UK. He had been acting as a double agent for years, but realising he was about to be unmasked, he had to flee Russia. Hear his story.

(Photo: The former KGB headquarters in Moscow)

Published on Tuesday, 7th July 2015.

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