Soviet Defectors

Post Stalin Purge Soviet Defectors, 1953–1954

This database records 12 Soviet intelligence or state security officers in the post stalin purge group, who defected between 1953 and 1954. Their service backgrounds were MVD (10), GRU (1) and KGB (1). Most of these defections took place in Germany (3), Australia (2) and Afghanistan (1).

12 officers, earliest defection first