John Le Carre' called this "the best true spy story ever told". It describes the career of Oleg Gordievski, a Russian KGB agent who rose over many years in the 1970s and 1980s to an appointment as the station chief of the London station (Rezidentura), during which he acted as a high-level double agent on behalf of MI-6, after recognizing the corruption and moral bankruptcy of Soviet Communism.
His long run as Britain's top Soviet agent came to an abrupt end when he was exposed by the notorious CIA turncoat spy Aldrich Ames. Called back to Moscow for interrogation, he avoided death and exposure only with an almost unbelievable escape from Russia, aided by his British allies.
A terrifying but fascinating story of real-life spying, intrigue, betrayal, danger and escape. Recommended.
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