Cold War's Deadliest Secret: The KGB Defector

Описание: On May 18, 1985, a high-ranking KGB Colonel landed in Moscow. He was the head of the London Rezidentura and MI6's most valuable spy. When he reached his apartment, the third lock, one he never used, was bolted from the inside. The trap was sprung.

This is the incredible true story of Oleg Gordievsky, the Cold War's most important double agent. For 12 years, he passed top-secret Soviet files to the West, helping to prevent a nuclear war. But when he was betrayed by CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, Gordievsky was trapped.

Under constant KGB surveillance, his only way out was Operation PIMLICO—a desperate and seemingly impossible MI6 escape plan from the heart of Moscow.

👉 Stay until the end for a breakdown of:
How the KGB’s dominance collapsed, one file at a time
The high-stakes signals and spycraft that saved the world from nuclear war
The price of loyalty, and the cost of freedom
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📌 Chapters:
0:00 – Intro
2:30 – Chapter 1: The Chekist's Son
5:01 – Chapter 2: The Tradecraft
8:08 – Chapter 3: Moscow Rules
9:40 – Chapter 4: The Copenhagen Split
14:58 – Chapter 5: Sunbeam
18:41 – Chapter 6: The Recruitment
23:12 – Chapter 7: Double Life
28:39 – Chapter 8: Operation PIMLICO
31:31 – Chapter 9: The London Gambit
33:27 – Chapter 10: Mr. Collins
36:00 – Chapter 11: The Yellow Flag
38:16 – Chapter 12: The Man Who Saved the World
42:02 – Chapter 13: The Betrayal
44:42 – Chapter 14: The Moscow Trap
48:23 – Chapter 15: PIMLICO
52:20 – Chapter 16: Epilogue

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