Pages in category "Soviet spies" The following 104 pages are in this category, out of 104 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.

As early as the 1920s, the Soviet Union, through its GRU, OGPU, NKVD, and KGB intelligence agencies, used Russian and foreign-born nationals (resident spies), as well as Communists of …

Vladimir Ippolitovich Vetrov (Russian: Владимир Ипполитович Ветров; 10 October 1932 – 23 January 1985) was a high-ranking KGB spy during the Cold War who decided to covertly …

Aug 18, 2021 · These eight men and women (among others) shared atomic secrets that enabled the Soviet Union to successfully detonate its first nuclear weapon by 1949.

On February 18, 2001, Robert Philip Hanssen was arrested and charged with committing espionage on behalf of the intelligence services of the former Soviet Union and its successors.

Apr 19, 2009 · As part of the Soviet Union's spy ring, these Americans and Britons leveraged their access to military secrets to help Russia become a nuclear power

Rudolf Abel, Soviet intelligence officer, convicted in the United States in 1957 for conspiring to transmit military secrets to the Soviet Union. He was exchanged in 1962 for the American …

The recruitment of a well-placed spy, in this case a high-ranking Soviet military intelligence officer, lessened the tensions of the Cold War by providing information on the intentions, strength, and …

Disguised as German Oberleutnant Paul Siebert, the Soviet spy approached his risky mission with utmost dedication. In the 16 months of work, Kuznetsov assassinated 11 Nazi generals and...

Jul 15, 2019 · Double agent Dmitri Polyakov was one of the Cold War’s greatest spies—and likely the most damaging mole in the history of Soviet intelligence.