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Oleg Gordievsky

colonel of the KGB

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born
1938
died
2025
age at death
86
known for
diplomat, journalist, intelligence officer

1938 – 2025

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who oleg gordievsky is

Oleg Antonovich Gordievsky was a colonel of the KGB who became KGB resident-designate (rezident) and bureau chief in London and a British spy.

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