Yuri Krotkov
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Yuri Vasilevich Krotkov Юрий Васильевич Кротков (11 November 1917, Kutaisi
, Georgia - 1982) was a Russian dramatist and film writer. Working as a KGB
agent, he defected to the West in 1963.
Krotkov received his BA in literature from the University of Moscow. He worked for Tass
and Radio Moscow
. After World War II, he was an information officer in Berlin, Germany. KGB agent. In 1956, he was selected to run the seduction operation against Maurice Dejean, the French ambassador to the USSR. He claims to have recruited Wilfred Burchett in England but there is no evidence to support this allegation.
On 13 September 1963, feeling guilty for the suicide of Luis Guibaud, he defected in London, England. In 1964, he vouched for Yuri Nosenko
. His information led to the exposure of John Watkins
. In 1969, he moved to the United States
and became a novelist. He wrote "I Am From Moscow" (1967), "The Red Monarch: Scenes From the Life of Stalin" (1979), and "The Nobel Prize" (1980).
Kutaisi
Kutaisi is Georgia's second largest city and the capital of the western region of Imereti. It is 221 km to the west of Tbilisi.-Geography:...
, Georgia - 1982) was a Russian dramatist and film writer. Working as a KGB
KGB
The KGB was the commonly used acronym for the . It was the national security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 until 1991, and was the premier internal security, intelligence, and secret police organization during that time.The State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus currently uses the...
agent, he defected to the West in 1963.
Krotkov received his BA in literature from the University of Moscow. He worked for Tass
TASS
TASS or Tass may refer to:* Telluride Association Sophomore Seminar, a six-week educational opportunity for minority high school students* Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union, TASS is the transliteration of the Russian abbreviation for it...
and Radio Moscow
Voice of Russia
Voice of Russia is the Russian government's international radio broadcasting service owned by the All-Russia State Television and Radio Company. Its predecessor Radio Moscow was the official international broadcasting station of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.-Early years:Radio Moscow...
. After World War II, he was an information officer in Berlin, Germany. KGB agent. In 1956, he was selected to run the seduction operation against Maurice Dejean, the French ambassador to the USSR. He claims to have recruited Wilfred Burchett in England but there is no evidence to support this allegation.
On 13 September 1963, feeling guilty for the suicide of Luis Guibaud, he defected in London, England. In 1964, he vouched for Yuri Nosenko
Yuri Nosenko
Lt. Col. Yuri Ivanovich Nosenko was a KGB defector and a figure of significant controversy within the U.S. intelligence community, since his claims contradicted another defector, Anatoliy Golitsyn, who believed he was a KGB plant...
. His information led to the exposure of John Watkins
John Watkins (Canadian diplomat)
John Watkins was an educator and Canadian Ambassador to the USSR . Born at Norval Station, Ontario, Watkins was a Scandinavian specialist at the University of Manitoba before joining the Department of External Affairs in 1946.First posted to the USSR in 1948, Watkins learned Russian and developed...
. In 1969, he moved to the United States
United States
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and became a novelist. He wrote "I Am From Moscow" (1967), "The Red Monarch: Scenes From the Life of Stalin" (1979), and "The Nobel Prize" (1980).