1945 ⟶ Gouzenko Defection Exposes Soviet Spying

Igor Gouzenko, a Soviet agent working in the Soviet embassy ...
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🕵️ Gouzenko Defection Exposes Soviet Spying

Igor Gouzenko, a Soviet agent working in the Soviet embassy in Canada, defects and provides proof to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police of a Soviet spy ring operating in Canada and the U.S. The revelations help change perceptions of the Soviet Union from an ally to a foe.⟶
Gouzenko Defection Exposes Soviet Spying (1945)
USSRSoviet UnionSpyingCanadaUnited StatesCold WarIntelligenceEspionageDefection

🕵️ Kim Philby Defects to the Soviet Union & Portuguese Guinea War Begins

Kim Philby, the leader of the Cambridge Five, defects to the Soviet Union from Beirut. The fight for independence in Portuguese Guinea begins.⟶
Kim Philby Defects to the Soviet Union & Portuguese Guinea War Begins (1963)
EspionageCold WarSoviet UnionDefectionCambridge FiveDecolonizationPortuguese GuineaAfrica

🇬🇧 105 Soviet Officials Expelled from Great Britain

105 Soviet officials expelled from Great Britain by Prime Minister Edward Heath in Operation FOOT.⟶
105 Soviet Officials Expelled from Great Britain (1971)
UKUSSREspionageCold WarDiplomacyPoliticsEuropeIntelligence

🕵️ Soviet Spy Dieter Gerhardt Arrested

Soviet spy Dieter Gerhardt is arrested in New York.⟶
Soviet Spy Dieter Gerhardt Arrested (1983)
EspionageSoviet UnionCold WarIntelligenceUSGerhardt

🕵️ John Anthony Walker Arrested for Espionage

John Anthony Walker is arrested by the FBI.⟶
John Anthony Walker Arrested for Espionage (1985)
United StatesEspionageCold WarSpyingWalkerNational SecurityIntelligenceFBI

🪦 Kim Philby's Death in Moscow

Kim Philby (Harold Adrian Russell Philby), the high-ranking UK intelligence officer who defected to the Soviet Union, dies in Moscow.⟶
Kim Philby's Death in Moscow (1988)
espionageintelligencedefectionSoviet UnionCold WarUKMI6KGB